Name: Iringa Date of Birth: 1969; wild born in Mozambique, Africa (1) Captured: 1971 Procured by: the Toronto Zoo in 1974 Source (13) Rescued by: PAWS Wildlife Sanctuary (2) & Bob Barker (3) in October 2013 Gender: Female Date of Death: Wednesday, 22 July 2015 at PAWS Cause of Death: “humanely euthanized” … Continue reading »
Name: Thika (pronounced ‘Tee-ka’) (1) Date of Birth: 18 October 1980 at the Toronto Zoo Parents: Tantor (male) (2) born 1969, captured 1971, died 2 Aug 1989 & Tequila (female) (3) wild born 1970, captured 1972, died 2 September 2008. … Continue reading »
Name: Toka Date of Birth: 1970; wild born in Mozambique, Africa Captured: 1972 (Toka’s mother was killed in a government ordered cull) (1) Procured by: the Toronto Zoo on 4 September 1974 Rescued: October 2013 Gender: Female Where Now: PAWS Wildlife Sanctuary (2) Loxodonta africana For more information on how to ADOPT TOKA (3) and … Continue reading »
Jane Goodall Addresses Edmonton, Canada City Council to Advocate For Lucy the Zoo Elephant’s Release to Elephant Sanctuary “Hello this is Jane Goodall. This is a message to all of you about Lucy the only elephant in your city Zoo. Thinking about her plight as I speak these words brings back all the pain that … Continue reading »