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in pursuit of elephant free zoos

Elephants are wide-ranging, highly intelligent, family-oriented animals who cannot be provided with appropriate amounts of space or proper social environments in zoos and most other captive situations. Increasingly throughout the world, their confinement and exhibition is being challenged.

Seven Canadian zoos currently keep elephants. Most are housed in grossly undersized paddocks and highly artificial conditions. As well, Canada's climate is generally unsuited for elephants requiring individuals in some zoos to spend long periods of time indoors during winter months.

Zoocheck is highlighting the plight of elephants at the Edmonton Valley Zoo, Canada's most northerly elephant exhibit, and is urging the zoo to relocate its two elephants to a more appropriate, naturalistic sanctuary environment in an elephant-friendly climate.

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information

site: Clearly Green Design