“The Blade needs to get with the times. Zoos are no longer a menagerie of creatures locked up for our entertainment. Many zoos have decided that keeping elephants is not conducive to their mission, and it was shortsighted to suggest in your May 7 editorial that maybe the Toledo Zoo should just shut down if it goes in the same direction.” - -toledoblade.com

“I’m writing to clarify the status of the Toledo Zoo’s elephant program and how it relates to Issues 3 and 4, our two levies on the May primary ballot.” - - toledoblade.com

“Another controversy regarding animal care has surfaced at the Toledo Zoo, this time involving the African elephant, Renee. Zoo offcials say that while Renee was being treated for Colic this week, a keeper mistakenly injected her with mineral oil instead of pain reliever. The Zoo’s press release indicates that the mistake was discovered immediately and that the injection site was lanced and flushed and that the 26 year old elephant is doing well. Renee is the mother of Louis who was born two years ago and the elephants will remain off-exhibit until the zoo staff determines they are ready for public viewing.” - WTOL-TV

“Baby louie celebrates a milestone this week. On Thursday, the baby elephant at the Toledo Zoo will be six months old. It is hard for a baby elephant born in captivity to survive its first year so zoo officials are happy.” - WTOL

“The birth of a baby African elephant at the Toledo Zoo has ended up creating friction between its two adult females, forcing the zoo to send one of them away.” - The Cincinnati Enquirer

“The baby skipped out into the open, lifting his fat little forelegs high in an elephantine prance. Undaunted by a phalanx of rolling cameras, he scooted back to mom for a quick snack, and trotted to the front of the enclosure to inspect his visitors. Apparently unimpressed, he stretched out on the floor and went to sleep.” - Toledo Blade

“The elephant calf born last month at the Toledo Zoo is beginning to nurse, which is a major step in the development of a healthy relationship with its mother.” - Toledo Blade