Bill S-15, introduced in the Senate this week, would prohibit new captivity of elephants and great apes, including for breeding, without a licence that shows it is for conservation, science or the ...

Mr. Sinclair told the Senate at the original bill’s second reading late in 2020 that there were 22 elephants in captivity across Canada: 16 Asian elephants at African Lion Safari near Hamilton ...

23 elephants. more than 30 great apes still in captivity Many Canadian zoos have relocated or promised to relocate their elephants, but 23 remain in captivity in Canada.

Watch this heartwarming video of an elephant, which has been freed from working in a riding camp, taking its first steps into retirement. Molly Mills from Winchester, UK, captured the footage of the ...

Chikkamagaluru: The forest department obtained permission to rescue and relocate another wild elephant creating panic among the residents of Narasimha.

Sen. Marty Klyne introduced a bill Tuesday supported by primatologist Jane Goodall that would phase out elephants in captivity, put a stop to big cats and other exotic animals at roadside zoos and ...

OTTAWA – A proposed law to prohibit keeping elephants and great apes in captivity in Canada could cost up to $8 million to administer over the first five years, the parliamentary budget officer ...

Matlow said elephants can be dangerous, and their behaviour can be "quite unpredictable particularly when they are stressed and frustrated in captivity and forced to perform and give rides to people." ...

Lucy the elephant at the Edmonton Valley Zoo, in Edmonton on Tuesday March 21, 2023. Canadian zoos won't be able to have new elephants or apes under new federal legislation introduced this week.