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Elephants in captivity can be trained to perform a variety of tasks. Elephants can remember tone, melody, and words, allowing them to recognise more than 20 verbal commands. [18] In Nepal, elephants are ridden by forest rangers to patrol national forests and for entertainment by tourists. [19] In Myanmar, elephants assist in logging operations ...
The elephants have grown up in captivity, meaning they are not accustomed to large herds and other aspects of their natural habitats. Consequently, experts concluded that animal sanctuaries are ...
Elephants have social structures and dietary behaviors that might not be adequately catered to when in captivity and in restricted spaces. Adult male elephants often leave the herd when they are ...
It wanted the animals released to one of the two accredited elephant sanctuaries in the United States because the group doesn’t think they can no longer live in the wild. The zoo argued moving the elephants and potentially placing them with new animals would be cruel at their age, possibly causing unnecessary stress.
The Colorado Supreme Court has ruled five elephants at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo do not have human rights. Here, an elephant walks within the Kimana Sanctuary in Kenya, February 8, 2021.
Born Free manages or funds projects in more than 20 in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. [11] It focuses on a number of working priorities: captive wild animal exploitation; trophy and canned hunting; wildlife trade; rescue, care, rehabilitation & release; community support and human-wildlife co-existence; compassionate conservation; UK wildlife protection; policy development and advocacy ...
Dhurbe, wild elephant responsible for the deaths of 15 people; considered at large as of 2023 although reportedly the same elephant was fitted with a radiocollar in Chitwan National Park. [8] Kolakolli, Indian rogue elephant accused of killing 12 people in and around Peppara over a span of seven to eight years; caught and died in captivity in 2006.
There's a petition to release elephants from the Fresno Chaffee Zoo, and Ojai recently became the first U.S. city to recognize legal rights for nonhuman animals. California can lead on this issue.