See California Elephants
World Elephant Day (August 12) is celebrated at the Los Angeles Zoo on Saturday, August 13 and Sunday August 14, 2016, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Weekend activities highlight the Zoo’s state-of-the-art Elephants of Asia exhibit housing the zoo’s three elephant residents and showcasing how they’re cared for. See lazoo.org
Californians have taken elephants relocated from zoos into care facilities. The state’s best known program is Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) which has a facility called Ark 2000 in San Andreas. Eight elephants living there have come from San Francisco Zoo, Alaska Zoo, San Jose’s Happy Hollow Zoo and several circuses. Visitors can book 1 and 2 day getaways to see the elephants, pawsweb.org
On the horizon is Tembo Preserve (tembopreserve.org), a 4,900-acre preserve in Tehama County. The is the first of its kind in the world. A team of elephant care experts from the Oakland Zoo will manage the preserve and care for the elephants in a campus that includes eight square miles of open range land, ponds, hills, and state-of-the-art elephant shelters, supported by veterinary and research facilities.
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