“Winky, one of two popular elephants who left the Detroit Zoo for greener pastures in 2005, was euthanized today at the California sanctuary where she has lived for three years. She was 56 and suffered from severe arthritis.” - Detroit Free Press
“Winky, one of two aging Asian elephants who left the Detroit Zoo in April 2005, was euthanized today at the Performing Animal Welfare Society sanctuary in San Andreas, Calif. She was 56 and had severe arthritis for years, according to a press release from the Detroit Zoo.” - www.hometownlife.com
“Two years have passed since Wanda and Winky left behind their cement-floored elephant exhibit at the Detroit Zoo for a sunny hillside refuge in California. ” - WXYZ.com
“n the nearly two years since the Detroit Zoo created a furor by giving up its elephants for ethical reasons, other zoos have sent their aging elephants to sanctuaries.” - Detroit Free Press
“It was less than two years ago that the Lincoln Park Zoo went elephant-free after the deaths of several of its elephants. Detroit Zoo no longer has an elephant exhibit either. Seems it might be growing more difficult to visit elephants in the Midwest.” - Chicagoist
“Detroit Zoo elephants Winky and Wanda seem to be taking a liking to their new home in California, Local 4 reported.” - ClickOnDetroit.com
“A 10-year-old Royal Oak girl is leading the fight to free Winky and Wanda, the aging elephants at the Detroit Zoo.” - ClickOnDetroit.com
“Two elephants at the Detroit Zoo could be on their way to the Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald due to their advanced age and illnesses. Forty-six year old Wanda and her fifty-one year old friend Winky both have arthritis.” - KentuckyLakeTimes.com
“In an unprecedented move, the Detroit Zoo is setting free its elephants on ethical grounds, but the Calgary Zoo has no such intentions. Detroit’s Winky and Wanda will be relocated to an animal refuge this summer or fall because zoo officials feel the animals will be better off free-roaming at a massive refuge. ” - The Calgary Sun
“The Detroit Zoo will become the first major zoo to stop exhibiting elephants on ethical grounds because they can develop arthritis and stress-related ailments in captivity, officials said. ” - smh.com.au
