by admin | Mar 16, 2016 | In The News
Henry Doorly Zoo scientists, veterinarians, staff and donors helped rescue six drought-threatened elephants with a level of coordination and dedication to make the Midlands proud. Much of the region followed the elephants’ cargo-plane journey from Swaziland to the...
by admin | Feb 26, 2016 | In The News
Eighteen elephants, due to be culled because the intense drought in southern Africa has left a national park in Swaziland without food, could be flown to zoos in the US. It is hoped that moving them will give endangered rhinos more chance of survival. The three male...
by admin | Feb 15, 2016 | In The News
Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium, with federal approval of its import permit, has cleared one of its last hurdles to bringing pachyderms to Omaha. Midlanders who care about the success of Nebraska’s top tourist attraction are understandably excited. The last elephants...
by admin | Dec 21, 2015 | In The News
Hundreds of people and several animal rights groups have concerns about the Omaha zoo’s planned elephant import. The Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium and partner zoos in Dallas and Wichita, Kansas, filed for a permit with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to import a...
by admin | Oct 5, 2015 | In The News
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium has secured its first elephants since Shenga left for Cleveland in 2011. That news is so big it’ll stand up to 12 feet tall. Visitors to zoos of Omaha’s caliber — consistently ranked among the nation’s top 10 — expect to see the...
by admin | Oct 1, 2015 | In The News
Confronted by new rules set by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, some zoos decided to give up their elephants. To the benefit of Wichita’s quality of life, and to the credit of area donors, the Sedgwick County Zoo now plans to acquire even more than the four it...