Opinion: Why elephants need freedom, not captive breeding in zoos, for the species to survive [Opinion]
Elephants face countless challenges to their survival, from their rapidly shrinking historic ranges to extreme drought to growing human-wildlife conflict and poaching fueled by the illegal ivory trade.In 1990, an elephant was born in Kruger National Park in South Africa, where he would’ve spent his early years under the care of his mother and herd, roaming his natural habitat, playing with other young elephants, and bonding with and learning from the older ones.
His life changed in 2003 when he and 10 other elephants were loaded into crates and imported to the United States,
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