2015-11-13 - Oregon, United States.
A new book, written and photographed by two Wisconsin residents, aims to capture the unique relationship between humans and elephants at the Oregon Zoo. They discuss some of the most powerful photos in the book, and talk about some of the big questions surrounding elephants in captivity.
2008-06-22 - Oregon, United States. Susan Nielsen
About 284 African and Asian elephants live in about 80 accredited zoos in the United States. These zoos are trending in two directions, after decades of treating elephants as a must-have accessory and ignoring their needs for space, kinship and stimulation. Zoos are either phasing out their elephant exhibits, for ethical and financial reasons, or they're improving them and investing in off-site sanctuaries. The Oregon Zoo wants to join the latter group.
2007-04-14 - Oregon, United States.
The Oregon Zoo is busy getting ready for a big event this weekend, its Packy the elephants 45th birthday. On Friday morning the zoos executive chef Paul Warner had lots of help from kids preparing the cake. It will be served Saturday afternoon at two. View a 1962 film of Packys birth
2007-03-28 - Oregon, United States. KATY MULDOON
Veterinarians expect to take another crack at removing what's left of the elephant's infected tusk in an operation Sunday at the Oregon Zoo. About six weeks ago, they sawed, drilled and chiseled out perhaps 95 percent of his left tusk during an elaborate procedure lasting nearly five hours.
2006-01-03 - Oregon, United States. HENRY FOUNTAIN
Like Christmas, musth comes but once each year. And for the male elephants that go through it, that's a good thing. For during musth, a period of heightened sexual activity marked by extremely high testosterone levels, males become very aggressive and can work themselves into a frenzy. (The term, first described in Asian elephants, is derived from a Persian word meaning "drunk.")
2005-05-16 - Oregon, United States. AP
Chendra, a ton and a half of Asian elephant, strolls along paths usually busy with families of visitors to the Oregon Zoo. The zoo has six elephants, and she is one of three trained to walk the grounds before visitors arrive. That's important for an elephant program, but the program may be facing problems.
2005-05-14 - Oregon, United States. Katy Muldoon
Chendra's hips swing gracefully as she hustles along the edge of the concert lawn, past the snow cone stand and up a gentle incline an hour before the Oregon Zoo's gates open. With each step, she leaves enormous round footprints on the dewy pavement. The 2,820-pound Asian elephant trots along paths typically busy with moms pushing strollers and dads toting toddlers. Of the zoo's six elephants, Chendra is one of three trained to walk around the grounds before visitors arrive.
2025-03-27 - Chiang Mai, Thailand.
In a united effort to prevent forest fires, a team of three elephants joined over 20 locals in constructing firebreaks in Chiang Mai’s Mae Taeng district on Wednesday. The initiative, led by Phra Kh...
2025-03-27 - Cholamunda, India.
A Wild tusker, known as Kasera Komban, was found dead in abandoned septic tank in Kerala Malappuram. The tusker used to be affectionately called "Kasera Komban" due to its remarkably long tusks, which...
2025-03-18 - Wichita, United States.
The Sedgwick County Zoo announced Monday that 29-year-old African elephant Simunye delivered a stillborn calf following a healthy, full-term pregnancy. This would have marked the first elephant born a...
2025-03-08 - Guwahati, India.
A female elephant calf took birth in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park. The newborn, named Gauri, is the offspring of an elephant named Phulmai, who resides within the protected area of Kaziranga.
2025-03-05 - Trichy, India.
A 60-year-old female elephant named Jaini, who was being cared for at the MR Palayam Government Elephant Rehabilitation Centre in Reserve Forest under the Trichy Forest Division, has passed away. The ...
2025-02-07 - Amboseli, Kenya.
We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Paolo, one of Amboseli’s most famous and cherished elephants. At 46 years old, Paolo’s death marks the loss of a true giant, not only in size but ...
