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Zoo Board Votes to Send Elephants to Friendlier Facilities
After debating most of today, Toronto’s Zoo Board has decided to close down the longstanding elephant exhibit and relocate our three remaining elephants—Toka, Iringa, and Thika—to a more suitable habitat. Debate about the elephants’ future has been raging for a while, with many feeling that Toronto’s cold climate, combined with the relatively small enclosure the elephants were provided, made us not as ideal a home for the beloved animals as generations of zoo-goers might wish. Finding a suitable home and arranging the move will take some planning, and won’t be happening immediately—we will have up to two years to bid our friends goodbye, staff are predicting.