The Central Zoo Authority in India has declared that all 140 elephants in zoos and circuses are to be placed in sanctuaries, tiger reserves, or national parks. This makes India the first county in the world to claim that zoos cannot meet the needs of elephants.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/Elephants-to-be-banished-from-all-zoos/articleshow/5221159.cms
I’m not sure what to think of this. I believe that releasing an elephant in a zoo back into the wild is probably a death sentence. The elephant either does not know or has lost the skill to live in the wild. Some form of continued support in the way of food and veterinarian care will always need to be given to captive animals released from captivity if one is to guarantee their lives.
The elephants will be under the supervision of mahouts, but will that be enough. Time will tell.
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