“Bong Su, the 34-year-old bull elephant at the Melbourne Zoo, has smashed an Australian and a world record, and all it took was a little gentle persuasion.” - theage.com.au

“In a first for Melbourne Zoo, a 15-year-old Asian elephant is pregnant.” - Total Nine News

“Melbourne Zoo hopes to breed its first Asian elephant to help stocks of the endangered species.” - Herald Sun

“The RSPCA and Victorian Opposition Leader Ted Baillieu urged an inquiry into the zoo after a report alleged an elephant had been stabbed by a trainer and other animals were held in conditions injurious to their health.” - The Sydney Morning Herald

“Females Dokkoon, Kulab and Num-Oi are thriving at Melbourne Zoo after two years in quarantine on the Cocos Islands.

To the delight of keepers, resident cow Mek Kapah, who had not had contact with other female elephants for 25 years, quickly warmed to the arrivals. ” - Sunday Herald Sun

“Sydney’s Taronga Zoo and the Melbourne Zoo will return to a tribunal today to provide additional evidence in support of a proposed elephant importation program.” - ABC News Online

“Federal Environment Minister Ian Campbell says it could be a
number of weeks before he makes a decision on whether to allow Melbourne Zoo and Sydney’s Taronga Zoo to import Asian elephants for breeding purposes.” - ABC News Online