“CityNews.ca was the first to tell you Wednesday about the sudden death of Tequila, a 38-year-old African elephant who had been a long time resident of the Toronto Zoo. Officials admit they have no real idea what may have caused the giant pachyderm to suddenly collapse and die 24 hours earlier. The animal was found lying in her pen at the facility when experts came to feed all six of them Tuesday morning.” - CityNews
“Toronto Zoo staff is mourning the sudden loss of Tequila, a member of the zoo’s elephant herd.The 38-year-old African elephant was discovered collapsed in the outdoor exhibit early Tuesday morning by her keepers. ” - The Mirror
“Proud mom Mali is like any other new parent. When she hears her child call for help, she immediately storms over to find out what’s going on.” - CityNews
“An Asian elephant on loan from an upstate New York zoo has given birth in Canada to the first third-generation calf born in North America, zoo officials said Tuesday.” - AuburnPub.com
“Zuri is one of two elephants born in July at the Pittsburgh zoo.” - Yahoo! Canada News Photos
“A rare Asian elephant born this summer at a southern Ontario safari park is the first third-generation calf born in North America, officials said Tuesday.” - The Canadian Press
“To demonstrate that good things often come in small packages, the Calgary Zoo and local agency Trigger have launched an offbeat guerrilla marketing campaign tied to the recent birth of its Asian elephant, Malti.” - Media in Canada
“Giant elephants and other wild beasts have come to Windsor, bringing with them the annual debate about whether the circus animals are tortured and tethered victims, or overgrown “house pets.” - The Windsor Star
“Proving it truly does take a village to raise a child, a Calgary Zoo resident of massive popularity has relied on a few helping hands — and trunks — to trumpet her first Mother’s Day today.” - The Calgary Sun
“A few members of Edmonton-based Voice for Animals yesterday dropped off packages of “elephant dung cookies” at city hall for councillors and the mayor.” - edmontonsun.com
“They are more used to a balmy climate, but as these amazing pictures show, elephants love to play in the snow too.” - Daily Mail
“There are parents in Calgary with more mouths to feed, but at 25 litres of milk a day, there’s no baby with an appetite like this 242-kg toddler.” - The Calgary Sun
“Lucy is the only elephant at the Valley Zoo, contrary to the Canadian Association of Zoo and Aquariums guidelines for elephant care.” - Edmonton Journal
“Police in New Westminster, B.C., have arrested the owner of a jewelry pawnshop for allegedly fencing stolen goods out of his store, including contraband elephant tusks.” - canada.com
“A Canadian zoo is at the centre of a bizarre cross-border controversy after animal-rights advocates in Washington state urged American wildlife officials to halt a planned U.S.-bound shipment of semen from a Canadian elephant suspected of having bad seed.” - canada.com
“Yuk Ming (Peter) Ho of Richmond, British Columbia received a $9,000.00 fine yesterday after pleading guilty in
Richmond Provincial Court to illegally importing over 30,000 pieces of African elephant ivory. Mr. Ho was also ordered to pay a further $9,000.00 to TRAFFIC, (a division of the World Wildlife Fund,) to support programs for the
conservation of the African elephant, and to forfeit all of the ivory seized during the investigation which wildlife officers have estimated to be worth over $100,000.00 at the retail level.” - CNW Group
“This teenager from Canada weighs more than 3 1/2 tons, but Samantha’s adopted family welcomed her to North Carolina with open arms and a cool drink.” - WRAL.com
