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

“Taronga Zoo keepers took DNA swabs from the huge animals in Sydney yesterday to try to make a genetic map of wild elephant populations in their native Cambodia.” - Herald Sun

“Locking trunks in a warm embrace, two of Taronga Zoo’s Asian elephants splashed around in Sydney’s rain yesterday.” - The Daily Telegraph

“Seeking respite from Sydney’s heat, two Asian elephants today played with their keepers under the waterfall in their newly built Taronga Zoo enclosure.” - The Australian

“A row has broken out between the RSPCA and Sydney’s Taronga Zoo over the care of one of its Asian elephants.” - ABC News Online

“The animals are among eight elephants that began a controversial journey to Sydney’s Taronga Zoo from Thailand in June.
Court battles, animal rights protests and long periods in quarantine on the Cocos Islands in the middle of the Indian Ocean delayed their arrival, but the elephants showed no signs of worry as they explored their new surroundings yesterday.” - The Courier-Mail

“Four new Australian residents ? Pak Boon, Pornthip, Tang Mo and Tong Dee ? have been quick to make themselves at home in their new enclosure at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo.” - ninemsn

“Four Thai elephants will go on public display at Sydney’s zoo for the first time Friday after an extended battle with animal rights activists who argued their captivity was cruel.” - International Herald Tribune

“After years of legal wrangling and repeated clashes with protesters the four female Asian elephants were due to arrive on a flight from the Cocos Islands at 11:30am today. The other four elephants will arrive in a couple of days” - NEWS.com.au

“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

“After having worldwide success with a paper made from kangaroo poo, a company in north-western Tasmania has signed up with Sydney’s Taronga Zoo to make use of its elephant waste” - ABC.au

“The Chief Executive of Sydney’s Taronga Zoo says the forced postponement of the zoo’s controversial exchange of elephants from Asia was well organised and a complete surprise.” - The World Today

“Eight Asian elephants which have been the centre of court action involving animal rights protesters will arrive in Australia in the next few days, a spokesman for Sydney’s Taronga Zoo says.” - theage.com.au

“The zoo and its Sydney counterpart will send about 40 native animals, including koalas, kangaroos, dingoes and possums, to the Chiang Mai Night Safari in a deal that will see the importation to Australia of eight Asian elephants.” - 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

“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

“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