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PAWS maintains three sanctuaries for captive wildlife—a 30 acre sanctuary in Galt, California, the 100-acre (0.40 km 2) Amanda Blake Wildlife Refuge in Herald, California and a third, Ark 2000, which comprises 2,300 acres (9.3 km 2) in San Andreas, California. The Galt sanctuary was the first in the United States equipped to care for elephants.
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The Oakland Zoo is located in the Grass Valley neighborhood of Oakland, California, United States.Established on June 6, 1922, it is managed by the Conservation Society of California, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of wildlife both locally and globally.
African elephants get their name from their ears being shaped like the continent of Africa and can live to be 38 to 47 years old, the zoo’s website said. Female African elephants can weigh up to ...
It was founded in 1974 as the first urban National Wildlife Refuge established in the United States, and it is dedicated to preserving and enhancing wildlife habitat, protecting migratory birds, protecting threatened and endangered species, and providing opportunities for wildlife-oriented recreation and nature study for the surrounding communities.
California may be the most populous state, but it will soon be losing one very big resident. After 20 years living in the Oakland Zoo, the park's last remaining African elephant, Osh, will be ...
An elephant carrying tourists sitting on a howdah. Elephants can be found in various captive facilities such as a zoo, sanctuary, circus, or camp, usually under veterinary supervision. They can be used for educational, entertainment, or work purposes. The earliest evidence of captive elephants dates to the Indus Valley Civilization about 4,500 ...
Just like kids, animals love to play. Dok Gaew is an adolescent male elephant who lives at the Save Elephant Foundation (SEF) in Thailand. He was rescued in 2017 after he was orphaned shortly ...