Where can I see an elephant in Canada?

The Edmonton Valley Zoo is home to an Asian elephant named Lucy, who has been the subject of great attention. Lucy was orphaned in Sri Lanka and was brought to the Edmonton Valley Zoo in 1977 through partnership with the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage and Colombo Zoo.



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The certification body for zoos in Canada has banned elephant rides at all of its accredited facilities, a decision animal welfare advocates say is long overdue.

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Our 6 Favorite Elephant Interactions
  • Nairobi, Kenya. ...
  • Samburu N.P., Kenya. ...
  • The Elephant Camp – Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. ...
  • Stanley's Camp – Okavango Delta, Botswana. ...
  • Abu Camp – Okavango Delta, Botswana. ...
  • Jabulani – Kruger, South Africa.


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In October 2011, after a spate of elephant deaths and harsh criticism from a U.S.-based animal-rights group, city council voted 31 to 4 to send the Toronto Zoo's three remaining African elephants — Thika, Toka and Iringa — to the Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) sanctuary in San Andreas, Calif.

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You can visit for the day, or stay over in their traditional accommodation, but elephant welfare always come first. You'll have no actual contact with the elephants, but follow them down to the river where you can watch safely from an observation tower as they bathe.

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African Lion Safari is rated much higher, significantly higher, than Safari Niagara........

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Some information may no longer be current. Tina, the Asian elephant with the ailing feet, has died in Tennessee. The 34-year-old pachyderm was transferred last August to the Elephant Sanctuary at Hohenwald, about 100 kilometres southwest of Nashville.

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Spike, the bull, and Maharani used to live at the Calgary Zoo. Four years ago, they were separated when the elephant exhibit closed. Rani, as she's known, moved to the Smithsonian's National Zoo in D.C. with two other female Asian elephants from Alberta. Spike was moved to Tampa, Fla.

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