Jewel, oldest Asian elephant at Los Angeles Zoo, is euthanized at 61
1 year, 11 months ago

Jewel, oldest Asian elephant at Los Angeles Zoo, is euthanized at 61

LA Times  

Jewel, a 61-year-old Asian elephant who was euthanized this week at the Los Angeles Zoo, is shown in 2020. The Los Angeles Zoo’s oldest Asian elephant, 61 years old, was euthanized this week, officials said Friday. The then-24-year-old bought Jewel and another Asian elephant, Tina, from a retired elephant trainer for $150,000 in 2006, The Times reported in 2009. Jewel and Tina were taken to the San Diego Zoo, where Jewel underwent dental surgery and treatment for abscesses on her feet, before coming to Los Angeles in 2010.

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After two L.A. Zoo elephants die in the span of one year, the City Council wants answers
7 months, 1 week ago

After two L.A. Zoo elephants die in the span of one year, the City Council wants answers

LA Times  

Jewel at the Los Angeles Zoo in 2020. The council unanimously voted Wednesday to ask the zoo for a study that would examine the factors that led to the deaths of the two Asian elephants — Jewel and Shaunzi — and detail whether improvements need to be made in how the zoo cares for its remaining elephants. The decision to …

R.I.P. Shaunzi. Second elephant in about a year dies at L.A. Zoo
11 months, 2 weeks ago

R.I.P. Shaunzi. Second elephant in about a year dies at L.A. Zoo

LA Times  

Shaunzi, who had been at the L.A. Shaunzi, a 53-year-old female Asian elephant, was euthanized early Wednesday morning, according to zoo officials. “The decision to euthanize Shaunzi was a consensus decision made by her care team based on several factors including prognosis and welfare,” zoo officials said in an email. Zoo elephant to die in about a year after Jewel, …

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