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L.A. Zoo elephants Billy and Tina are making a big move to live with their own kind

  • On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Zoo revealed plans to transfer its last two Asian elephants, Billy and Tina, to the Tulsa Zoo’s recently enlarged Elephant Experience and Preserve in Oklahoma.
  • This decision follows years of debate about animal welfare and the recent deaths of two elephants, Jewel in 2023 and Shaunzi in 2024, both with age-related health issues unrelated to zoo care.
  • Billy, a 40-year-old bull elephant, and Tina, aged 59, will move to a 17-acre preserve featuring a 36,650-square-foot barn and a 10-plus-acre wooded area currently housing five Asian elephants.
  • Zoo officials emphasized that the relocation focuses on the elephants' well-being, enabling Billy and Tina to benefit from enhanced care and the chance to join a bigger group of elephants, while the Los Angeles Zoo temporarily suspends its elephant program and plans to redesign the exhibit.
  • Although a relocation date has not been announced, the zoo plans to maintain its commitment to Asian elephant conservation while temporarily suspending its elephant program.
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KSDK broke the news in St. Louis, United States on Tuesday, April 22, 2025.
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