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Old 15-04-2008

Buffalo zoo has sent their three Asian elephant cows to the Columbus Zoo while their holding areas are being expanded to meet minimum requirements. According to the article the Buffalo girls will not be "comingled" with Columbus's elephants...no chance for breeding...and they will be returned this summer.

WNED: Buffalo Zoo Elephants Move to Ohio (2008-04-14)

What a shame. When I first saw the headline I thought for sure they were going to pack off their elephants so their young founder cows could be part of a breeding program. New reports of future plans dont even include expansion of Buffalo's exhibit and starting a breeding program. Zooplantman posted this article in the New Exhibits of 2008 thread. Buffalo zoo's elephant program doesnt look to bright and I doubt those cows will be able to contribute to the population.
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Old 20-04-2008

Big NEWS.

Phoebe at the Columbus Zoo is pregnant again and due March 2009. She last gave birth to a male calf, Bodhi in 2004. Sire for both calves is a wild born bull, Coco.
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Old 01-05-2008

The Montgomery Zoo named its African Elephant calf....Makena meaning "Happy One" in Swahili.
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Old 13-05-2008

Dallas Zoo euthanizes elephant:

Dallas Zoo euthanizes elephant suffering from colic | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

Keke arrived at the Dallas Zoo a few years back from the Caldwell Zoo in Tyler, TX. The zoo has one remaining African Elephant, Jenny.
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Old 10-06-2008

Oldest African Elephant in North America dies at Philadelphia Zoo.

The Associated Press: Petal, oldest African elephant in US zoo, dies
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  #36
Old 10-06-2008

It's really too bad about the death of the elderly african elephant at the Philadelphia Zoo, as she was just about to be transferred to more spacious surroundings in Pittsburgh. Years of living in a terrible exhibit is bad enough, but just when things were looking up...
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Old 07-07-2008

Great News x2! African bull calf born at Disney's Animal Kingdom June 28, 2008 to Moyo. The conception was via AI, this is Disney's 4th successful birth. Moyo and another elephant Thandi came to Disney from the Pt Defiance Zoo in Tacoma, WA before the park opened in 1998.

New Baby Elephant Welcomed to Disney’s Animal Kingdom | The Disney Blog

Also, another pregnant elephant via AI at the Memphis Zoo. The mama to be, Asali, was one of the few African Elephants born in an American zoo during the 1980s. Asali was born at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, TX, she is the only living offspring of the old breeding pair. The zoo no longer holds elephants, at least for now.

SSP Elephant Pregnancies thus far:

AF ???? @ Montgomery, AL
AF Mojah @ Pittsburgh, PA (Summer 2008)
AF Savanna @ Pittsburgh, PA (Summer 2008)
AF Dottie @ Atlanta, GA (April 2009) via AI
AF Christie @ Salt Lake City, UT (Summer 2009) via AI
AF Asali @ Memphis, TN (July 2009) via AI


AS Rose-Tu @ Portland, OR (due September 2008)
AS Phoebe @ Columbus, OH (due March 2009)
AS Chai @ Seattle, WA (due November 2009) via AI
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  #38
Old 07-07-2008

WOW it would seem the US zoos are doing well with there elephant breeding at this time
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Old 07-07-2008

how are nan and moja at pittsburgh with their pregnancies, according to some news reports, they were due nearly a month ago.
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Old 10-07-2008

When i was at Disney,Moyo was very very much so pregnant.During Kilmanjaro,you could see the difference in size and a person on Pangani confirmed it was Moyo after i described her.Oh,if anyone one has ever been on Disney Animal Kingdom's Pangani Trail.You may remember the savanna edge area with gerunuk and meerkat (quite nice).When we were here we noticed that the area behind it was actually Kilimanjaro (confirmed by one of safari jeeps being sighted behind it)And one of the kudu was quite intent on peeking over the the little hill to see if there was anything over there.it was held back by hotwire though so it really could'nt do much and it was just a baby so it could'nt jump it.
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Elephant birth at Pittsburgh
Old 10-07-2008

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how are nan and moja at pittsburgh with their pregnancies, according to some news reports, they were due nearly a month ago.
Funny you say that...a female calf was born this afternoon to Savannah
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Old 10-07-2008

finally,I was wondering when?
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  #43
Old 10-07-2008

Species with longer gestations dont always tend to birth near the due date. For example, okapi have a 440 day gestation. However most of my females calve around 420-30 days. So I would expect elephant managers to anticipate a birth with a widge range, but focusing on the possibility of a birth that could occur sooner than expected.
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  #44
Old 25-07-2008

The Dallas Zoo is sending its lone African elephant to Africam Safari in Mexico..sounds like they have a pretty good program there. There also seem to be a lot of objections from those not wanting Jenny to go to some Mexican zoo, especially from a local councilwoman.

Dallas Zoo's lone elephant to be moved to wildlife refuge in Mexico | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Breaking News for Dallas-Fort Worth | Dallas Morning News
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Old 26-07-2008

I don't know why people don't want the elephant to move to mexico if that zoo is part of AZA.
 


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