2023-11-21 - Baltimore, United States.
Thanks to early detection and intensive therapy, the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, Md., announced that its 15-year-old African bull elephant, Samson, has survived an episode of a strain of the Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus (EEHV6). Samson survived a different strain of the same virus (EEHV3b) when he was five-years-old. He was the first elephant to be clinically diagnosed with the strain at the time.
2013-04-26 - Baltimore, United States. Gary S. Hayward, Johns Hopkins University
As a discoverer of elephant endotheliotropic herpes viruses and the developer of diagnostic DNA fingerprint tests used to confirm suspected cases worldwide, I can attest that much of what has been written in the popular press recently about EEHV is wrong or misleading.
2011-02-24 - Baltimore, United States.
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is looking for a qualified individual to join our team as the Elephant Operations Manager. Under the general supervision of the General Curator/Elephant Manager and Assistant Curator, the Elephant Operations Manager is directly responsible for the development, maintenance, and daily execution of the elephant program so that it meets or exceeds AZA standards for elephant care and management.
2010-09-03 - Baltimore, United States.
2009-03-22 - Baltimore, Maryland, United States. WBALTV
BALTIMORE -- My, how he has grown. Samson, the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore's baby elephant weighed 290 pounds at birth and over the year he gained about 2 pounds a day. Samson is now tipping the scales at 1,000 pounds. Hundreds of people showed up for Samson's first birthday party on Saturday. The elephant and a couple of friends were treated to their very own cakes topped with sweet potatoes, bananas, apples and raisins. Two legged guests were treated to cupcakes from Charm City Cupcakes.<...
2009-03-19 - Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Gus G. Sentementes
Samson, the first elephant to be born in Baltimore, turns 1 year old today, and organizers at the Maryland Zoo are planning a birthday bash for him on Saturday. The zoo is inviting the public to the "elephant overlook," where people can sing "Happy Birthday" to Samson and watch him eat his own birthday cake. The birthday sing-a-long is scheduled for noon. Other child-friendly events include free cupcakes for guests, face-painting and the signing of a large birthday card for Samson. ...
2008-04-08 - Baltimore, United States.
He's three weeks old, weighs in at 300 pounds and remains very close to his mother. But he doesn't have a name! So, Maryland Zoo officials are inviting the public to help name the first-ever African elephant born at the zoo. From April 9-13, zoo visitors can place a name suggestion in one of three naming boxes located on zoo grounds. The boxes will be located in Schaefer Plaza near the main entrance, at the Tram Stop near Polar Bear Watch and at the Elephant Overlook. "A male elephant name shoul...
2008-03-25 - Baltimore, United States. Joe Burris
No one knows for certain who's the father of the male elephant calf that was born last Wednesday at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, so any name ending in "Jr." is likely out of the question. But what do you call a 290-pound bundle of joy? That's a question posed to officials at the Druid Hill Park zoo. Amid the excitement, no name's been chosen just yet, and zoo spokeswoman Jane Ballentine said yesterday that officials there will decide soon whether to hold a naming contest for the African savann...
2008-03-20 - Baltimore, United States. Karl B. Hille
Maryland Zoo staff were ecstatic and a little tired Thursday as they announced the healthy birth of a 290-pound, 42-inch-tall baby boy to their African elephant Felix Wednesday night. Thats big, even for an elephant, said Mike McClure, curator and elephant manager. Its tall for an elephant baby and he’s heavy, McClure said. Felix is a a petite elephant, and the fact she was able to pass a 290-pound calf is very impressive.Right now, the boy is bonding with his mom and staying warm inside the e...
2008-03-11 - Baltimore, United States. Ron Matz
You were not hallucinating Tuesday morning if you saw some elephants walking the streets in Downtown Baltimore. The greatest show on earth is stepping into town and everyone wants a close up look. The animal walk is a Baltimore tradition. The walk is a little over a mile long and it takes about 25 minutes, from the B&O Railroad Museum to the 1st Mariner Arena. "I feel like a little kid today. I'm going to watch the elephants march down the street, it's very unique" said Brad Hungerford, spectato...
2008-03-04 - Baltimore , United States.
When the circus comes to town, it's an exciting occasion in any city. But Baltimore gets an extra special treat every year: an elephant march and munch from 1st Mariner Arena to Lexington Market. Elephants at Lexington MarketWhen the circus comes to town, it's an exciting occasion in any city. But Baltimore gets an extra special treat every year: an elephant march and munch from 1st Mariner Arena to Lexington Market. The gentle giants of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus, accompanied by ...
2008-03-03 - Baltimore, United States. Melissa Harris
Signs that an elephant is about to go into labor: loss of appetite, difficulty sleeping, and a pattern of "lying down, standing up, and lying down," says Colleen Baird of the Maryland Zoo, which is expecting its first elephant birth in its 132-year history any day. Baird, the zoo's assistant elephant manager, says "general agitation" is all she has to go on until Felix's water breaks. And to prepare for that, Baird and her colleagues are keeping a round-the-clock watch, memorizing "elephant birt...
2008-03-02 - Baltimore, United States. The Baltimore Sun
Felix the elephant is having a baby, and the newest addition to the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore can't arrive soon enough. With new leadership, a strong base of state funding and reduced ticket prices, the zoo in Druid Hill Park is poised for resurgence. An infusion of corporate dollars would greatly help it along, even with a new pachyderm in the house. The zoo, which reopened this weekend for the season, is a 132-year-old institution that's been showing its age for some time; its facilities are m...
2008-03-01 - Baltimore, United States. Jewel Edwards-Waldo
Booties for this new baby might take a little more time to knit. The season opening of the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore this weekend might be a great time to see their pregnant African elephant, Felix, before she has her baby — expected any day now. “Everybody’s just really excited about the impending birth and being very watchful,” said zoo spokeswoman Jennifer Ludwig. Last December, Felix and Tuffy transferred from Riddles Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary in Arkansas to join the zoo’s tw...
2008-02-27 - Baltimore, United States. Jessica Kartalija
Felix is a 24-year-old African elephant who left her old digs behind before packing her trunk for Maryland. "We knew she was pregnant when she came. She came from a facility in Arkansas. We felt like she would be a good fit here," said Mike McClure. The pregnant pachyderm has packed on the pounds. Elephants gain a ton of weight, literally, when they're expecting. "The only way to tell [Felix is pregnant] is by looking at her two front legs. She has milk and her breasts are swollen. That's t...
2007-12-26 - Baltimore, United States.
The elephants - from Riddle's Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary near Greenbrier, Ark. - are Tuffy, a 23-year-old male, and Lil' Felix, a 24-year-old female. They join Anna and Dolly, the zoo's two female African elephants. Zoo officials say the elephant exhibit is in the midst of a $1 million renovation, and the four animals are expected to go on public display together in March. The zoo will be closed for January and February, as has been the case in recent years.
2007-05-22 - Baltimore, United States. Ron Matz
How do you give an elephant a pedicure? The answer is very carefully. "Everything we do with the elephants is preventative maintenance. We want to make sure they stay healthy. We don't really have a lot of foot problems. We've been very fortunate," said Mike McClure, elephant collections manager at the Maryland Zoo.
2007-05-01 - Baltimore, United States. M. Hirsh Goldberg
When the circus was in town earlier this year, I began to think back to my early days in public relations. I remembered the day, in pursuit of publicity for a client, I experienced one of the most potentially embarrassing occasions in my career, the time when I lost a circus elephant in downtown Baltimore.
2007-04-23 - Baltimore, United States. Danielle Ulman
Even elephants need to pay attention to grooming now and then. That’s why Dolly and Anna, the African elephants at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, received pedicures last week. “Because they’re so big, their feet are more delicate. They hold so much weight that it’s important to maintain the health of their feet,” said Mike McClure, elephant collection manager at the zoo.
2007-03-20 - Baltimore, United States.
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore said Tuesday it will delay a planned expansion of its elephant exhibit, scuttling plans to move three pachyderms from their Philadelphia home. Maryland Zoo officials made the decision after determining that they should pour $5.5 million in state funds into repairs that are needed at the 131-year-old zoo rather than the expansion.
2007-03-14 - BALTIMORE, United States. Richard Sher
The Greatest Show on Earth brought its seven magnificent elephants to the Lexington Market in Downtown Baltimore at noon Wednesday. As Richard Sher reports, hundreds of children brought their moms and dads to see the animals. Adam Murdoch, senior animal handler for Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus told Richard Sher, Forming a relationship with an animal, then having the public watch as you interact with it is impossible to describe to people.
2007-03-02 - BALTIMORE, United States. Billie Grieb, President and CEO of The Maryland Zoo
You’ve probably heard that The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore will welcome three more African elephants to its grounds this year. Petal, Kallie and Bette will come to us from the Philadelphia Zoo. They will join Dolly and Anna, who’ve been long-time favorites of our guests. At the same time, we are beginning an exciting expansion of our elephant exhibit. It will eventually grow to six acres and include a number of features designed to give our elephants even more variety and stimulation in their ...
2006-12-25 - Baltimore, United States. Nicole Fuller
Facing a record budget deficit, the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is seeking an additional $4 million in state funding to maintain its operations. This spring, three elephants from the Philadelphia Zoo - Petal, Kallie and Bette - will make Baltimore their new home. An $11 million upgrade is planned for the elephant exhibit, adding 6 acres of space to its existing grounds. The state has pledged $5.5 million for the project.
2006-10-29 - BALTIMORE, United States. Julie Stoiber
As the Philadelphia and Maryland Zoos' plans to merge their African elephant collections in Baltimore coalesce, the Maryland Zoo elephant manager will take a messy but important step in building bonds before the big move, which is scheduled for the spring. He will collect dung and urine from Dolly and Anna in Maryland and, with permission, deliver it to Philadelphia, giving Petal, Bette and Kallie the opportunity to "get used to smelling our girls," and paving the way for an acclimation in which...
2006-10-06 - Baltimore, United States.
Elephants Dolly and Ana have long reigned as a major attraction at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore. Petal, 50, Kallie, 24, and Bette, 23 - who reside at the Philadelphia Zoo - will join Dolly, 30, and Ana, 32, in an effort to ramp up breeding possibilities at the zoo, an important aspect of the zoo's missions of conservation and ecology. The species has dwindled in recent years.
2023-11-28 - Manila, Philippines.
Mali, the country’s lone elephant, confined in a Manila Zoo enclosure for over four decades, died on Tuesday. In a social media address, Manila Mayor Honey Lacuña said Vishwamali, commonly known as...
2023-11-23 - Hamburg, Germany.
A young elephant at Hagenbeck Zoo has died within just two days, probably due to a herpes virus infection. Despite constant monitoring and treatment by the zoo vets, all measures were unsuccessful, th...
Thanks to early detection and intensive therapy, the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, Md., announced that its 15-year-old African bull elephant, Samson, has survived an episode of a strain of the Elephant E...
2023-11-14 - Chiang Mai, Thailand.
The International Elephant Foundation, the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Chiang Mai University, the National Elephant Institute, and the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Kasetsart University happily an...
2023-11-13 - Way Kambas, Indonesia.
A critically endangered Sumatran elephant was born in western Indonesia over the weekend, according to officials, weighing about 108 kilograms (238 pounds), the yet-to-be-named male calf was born at ...
2023-11-10 - , United States.
Donna, an Asian elephant at the Saint Louis Zoo, was euthanized Thursday morning after her health saw a rapid decline, the zoo announced. She was 52. Donna was born in the wild and arrived at the zoo ...
2023-11-08 - Cincinnati, United States.
Four Asian elephants (Elephas maximus), two adult females and their young male calves, arrived at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden on Sunday, November 5. The new elephants, SheRa, Kabir, Anak, an...
2023-11-03 - Karachi, Pakistan.
International animal welfare organization FOUR PAWS has initiated efforts to relocate Madhubala from Karachi Zoo to Safari Park, where she will join fellow elephants Sonia and Malika. A training sessi...
2023-11-01 - Bandipur, India. Vartha Bharati
In a tragic incident, an elephant named Vinayaka, also known as Akkiraja, residing at the Rampura elephant camp in the Bandipur tiger reserve, passed away on Tuesday. The sudden demise occurred after ...
2023-10-25 - Hohenwald, United States.
The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee announces the passing of African elephant Jana at the age of 43. Jana was The Sanctuary’s 31st resident. In recent weeks, Jana's declining health and reduced mobi...
2023-10-24 - Shivamogga, India.
In a rare incident, Netravathi, a female elephant, which had been brought from the Sakrebaiu camp to Shivamogga, for the Jumboo Savari to be held on Vijayadashami festival day (today), delivered a fem...
2023-10-02 - Fort Worth, United States.
The Elephant Managers Association (EMA) is proud to announce the dates for our 44th annual conference, hosted by both the Fort Worth Zoo and Dallas Zoo on October 2 to 5, 2023. The conference will inc...
2023-09-10 - Temerloh, Malaysia.
The female elephant, which died at the Kuala Gandah National Elephant Conservation Centre (PKGK) in Lanchang, was brought to the country from Assam, India in 1974. Lokimala was brought to this country...
2023-08-28 - Pattaya, Thailand.
Following Thai tradition, the offspring of Pang Sarai, 22, and Plai Ningnong, 27, was named ‘Plai Boonmak,’ symbolizing ‘Abundant Merit.’ This ceremony expressed heartfelt wishes for the well-...
2023-08-26 - Omaha, United States.
The baby elephant at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo officially has a name; Amandra. Pronounced “ah-MON-dra,” the name means “strong woman.” The zoo said it was chosen by a donor and their family. ...
2023-08-24 - Melbourne, Australia.
Melbourne Zoo’s nine-year-old elephant Man Jai has died after a sudden illness. The Asian elephant was diagnosed with an incurable disease on Monday after zookeepers noticed lethargy and swelling in...
2023-08-22 - Mysore, India.
Preparations are in full swing at the Mysore Palace premises ahead of the arrival of the Dasara elephants. The jumbos will camp here for approximately two months, undergoing training and consuming nut...
2023-08-21 - Kataragama, Sri Lanka.
An individual who fed a poisoned watermelon to an elephant called “ Asela” of the Kataragama Abhinawarama temple was taken into custody by the Kataragama police on saturday. However, Veterinary S...
2023-08-21 - Kruger National Park, South Africa.
Contraceptives are now being successfully used to prevent elephant overpopulation in South Africa. Approximately 75% of all breeding-age female elephants outside of the greater Kruger National Park ha...
2023-08-21 - Sapporo, Japan.
19-year-old Asian elephant Pearl and her newborn baby stand together at the Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo. According to the zoo, this is the first time in Japan that an Asian elephant has been born ...
