“No baby elephant has ever been born in Australia - but now three elephants are pregnant at zoos in Sydney and Melbourne.” - The Age

“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

“Melbourne scientists are to run DNA tests on elephant dung sent from Cambodia to help work out numbers and monitor wild populations in the formerly war-torn nation.” - theage.com.au

“Asian elephants are big, they’re smart and they’re endangered. For Taronga and Melbourne zoos, the answer to their threatened survival is simple, import eight of them from Thailand and breed them. But animal activists say elephants have no place in a zoo. They claim the best decision Taronga ever made was to send its ageing elephants to a bush zoo and carry on without the loveable giants. Until now, zoo insiders have stayed out of the debate but one former Taronga Zoo employee has decided to speak out about the decision to display and breed elephants, pointing out the zoo doesn’t have a great track record when it comes to breeding endangered species. Mark Bannerman reports.” - 7.30 Report

“Three elephants have arrived in Melbourne as part of an Australasian zoos’ conservation breeding program after a controversial journey from Thailand.” - The Age

“Three elephants have arrived in Melbourne as part of an Australasian zoos’ conservation breeding program after a controversial journey from Thailand.” - The Age

“Sydney and Melbourne zoos say legal action will only be taken as a last resort to prevent animal rights activists blocking the delivery of eight Asian elephants to Australia.” - theage.com.au

“A hearing into whether eight Thai elephants will be allowed into Melbourne and Sydney zoos will continue today.” - ABC News Online

‘Final approval for the controversial importation of eight Asian elephants to the Melbourne and Sydney zoos is being withheld in a wrangle over the animals’ new living conditions.” - theage.com.au

“Eight Asian elephants bound for Sydney and Melbourne zoos will have spent at least a year in quarantine in Thailand before their fate is known.” - theage.com.au

“Federal Environment Minister Ian Campbell will announce today whether zoos in Sydney and Melbourne will be allowed to import eight Asian elephants from Thailand.” - ABC News Online