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circus mistreats its Asian elephants in violation of the Endangered Species Act. To learn more order our Policy Paper "elephants in Circuses: Analysis of practice, Policy and Future " by G. A. Bradshaw, PhD, which addresses the history, use and
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Remembering Elephants Posted on July 18, 2008 at 09:27 am by Jill Howard Church -- Author's Site I have never visited The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee and quite possibly never will. But that's only because the sanctuary is
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Sue Coe about Topsy, the elephant Edison electrocuted in 1903. An important figure in the history of elephants in zoos and circuses is Jumbo, who was sold by the London zoo to PT Barnum in 1882. It was distressing to stand on the spot where
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sleep patterns, the elephant spent less time
sleeping during the night, and the elephant slept standing up. These
results provide preliminary evidence that noninvasive monitoring of
fecal cortisol metabolites can be used to investigate
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town. Those that use captive elephants are coming under increasing scrutiny, and for good reason: the physical and mental abuse suffered by performing elephants is substantial, as documented by Gay Bradshaw. Ph.D., in our policy paper
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is working with experts in elephant welfare and advocacy across the country to present the university with background information about the circus and to note the problems associated with captive elephants. Those issues are outlined in our
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behavior of a female Asiatic elephant at the Municipal Zoo, Wroclaw, Poland, which found she spent 52% of the daytime in stereotypic movements (e.g., nodding and body swaying)? The share of time devoted to stereotypic behavior was lowest in the
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Stallwood Collaborates on Elephant Saga Posted on January 02, 2008 at 07:02 am by Kim W Stallwood -- Author's Site European Director Kim W. Stallwood has collaborated with renowned artist Sue Coe to produce a feature in the current Blab!
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The Sizes of Elephant Groups in Zoos: Implications for Elephant Welfare. We are beginning to see a shift in public attitudes that recognizes that keeping Elephants (and, eventually, other megafauna) in zoos fails to meet their
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autobiography of Topsy, the elephant Edison electrocuted in 1903.
As G. A. Bradshaw concludes in our Policy Paper, “elephants in Circuses: Analysis of Practice, Policy and Future ,”
The fact that science has
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