CALGARY — The Calgary Zoo says it plans to relocate its endangered Asian elephants to another animal facility within four or five years.
CEO Clement Lanthier says the zoo has come to understand that elephants do better in a large social group.
He says the zoo can’t provide that because it has limited space.
Lanthier says the zoo will identify possible facilities and visit each one to make sure it would be suitable.
The Toronto Zoo lost its accreditation this week in part over its decision to ship three of its elephants to an unaccredited facility in the United States.
The Edmonton Zoo has resisted pressure from animal rights activists and celebrities to move its lone elephant, Lucy, to a warmer sanctuary.