These people need their myths and misinformations called out by fact finders. It is a total blag that these misinformed activist groups seem to grab the limelight with ill gotten material and nonsense, more mind of matter and facts. Further, fully unjustified this provides a political and social platform for expounding surge and drivel that even clogs up the judicial administration with no need case loads. It is high time someone put these organisations judicially on the spot for doing what they do and creating a hoax and misinformation scam (in the Facebook, Google, Instagram realms this is now reason to ban or block content ..., my 2 cents).
Oregon has, in my opinion, one of the best Asian Elephant complex in the US. They have had a very successful breeding program there and there is no reason why Oregon shouldn't have them. The idea is crazy and most of the information in the article is false.