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State OKs petting of elephants. Agreement between state, zoo comes just in time for Elephant Extravaganza.

2008-08-16 - John Mariani, United States.

Pass the word it's OK to pet the elephants again at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park. The state Department of Environmental Conservation told zoo officials Friday that it would amend the zoo's endangered/threatened species license to allow contact between the zoo's elephants and their human visitors. The move came just in time for the zoo's Asian Elephant Extravaganza, an annual celebration of its pachyderm herd and Asian culture taking place 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today.


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