Death of L.A. Elephant Rekindles Zoo Welfare Debate
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An African elephant, which  collapsed and died at the Los Angeles Zoo this week, suffered a  heart attack, officials said on Wednesday, and animal rights  activists said the death underscored the risks of confining the  large mammals in urban zoos.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 5 -- Attendance was up at the San Francisco Zoo following a tiger attack that killed a young man on Christmas Day, a zoo spokesman said Saturday.
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CALGARY -- A newborn elephant that received a special blood transfusion after it was rejected by its mother appears to be getting better, say officials at the Calgary Zoo.
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Nine days after a tiger mauled three visitors, the San Francisco Zoo reopened Thursday with safety improvements and more signs warning people not to pester animals such as the 350-pound Siberian tiger that killed a teenager.
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Denver Zoo is taking steps to prevent a possible outbreak of plague after a monkey dies of the disease.
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A zookeeper died Saturday after a 140-pound jaguar mauled her in its enclosure, and the big cat was fatally shot when it approached emergency workers treating the injured woman, the zoo said.
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The mother of a 17-year-old boy killed by a tiger at the San Francisco Zoo said the attack has forever ruined Christmas for her, while police are investigating whether someone helped the tiger escape. The area of the zoo in which the Siberian tiger killed Carlos Sousa has been deemed a crime scene.
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ROYAL OAK, Mich. The Detroit Zoo is considering what to do with two elderly elephants after its efforts to move the elephants to a sanctuary were rebuffed.
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A previously unknown elephant herpes virus killed the Woodland Park Zoo's youngest Asian elephant, zoo officials said Monday.
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DENVER, Feb. 24 -- A zookeeper at the Denver Zoo died Saturday after a 140-pound jaguar mauled her in its enclosure. The animal was fatally shot when it approached armed emergency workers attempting to treat the injured woman, the zoo said.
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KAMPALA, Uganda Feb. 28 -- South African wildlife officials on Wednesday proposed new elephant management rules that would allow burgeoning populations to be culled, a controversial practice banned since 1994 as unnecessarily cruel to the beloved but destructive animals.
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Ambika, one of the oldest Asian elephants in North America, has suffered from recent health problems but seems to be improving, the National Zoo said Thursday.
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After the death of a mare in Manhattan, a call to ban the cityâs famous horse-drawn carriages has sparked a national debate.
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Illegal poaching and demand from Western zoos are fueling the extinction of the Asian elephant, animal welfare groups said Thursday.
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An elephant in eastern India has sparked complaints from motorists who accuse it of blocking traffic and refusing to allow vehicles to pass unless drivers give it food, a newspaper reported on Monday.
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An airborne biologist and his team have found the remains of large-scale elephant slaughters, evidence of a major poaching problem on the borders of a central African wildlife park.See photos >>Watch video >>
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A young Asian elephant that had delighted visitors at the Woodland Park Zoo since her birth died Friday, about a week after she began showing signs of abdominal pain, zoo officials said.