“The Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle says an elephant that had been artificially inseminated has miscarried.” – seattlepi.com

“As far as zoo visits go, you couldn’t ask for better weather. But if you want to see all three elephants at Woodland Park Zoo, you might want to wait a week.” – Seattle PI

“The list is compiled through Internet voting, according to the animal rights group. Most zoos made the list because of elephant deaths, cramped exhibits or lack of elephant companions.” – Seattle PI

“The Woodland Park Zoo has become the target of strong criticism aimed at stopping the elephant breeding program at the Seattle facility.” – UPI.com

“Animal advocates who have been worried for years about the conditions of Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo’s elephants will hold a demonstration from 1 to 2 p.m. at the South entrance to the zoo, off of North 50th Street.” – Seattle PI

“When the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus opens Thursday in Everett for a four-day show, audiences can expect some excitement inside and outside the Everett Events Center.” – Seattle PI

“On a sunny summer day, Chai the elephant browses on grass and branches in the one-acre elephant exhibit at Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo. Children lean over the metal barriers, trying to reach the charismatic creature.” – USATODAY.com

“The mysterious illness that killed the Woodland Park Zoo’s youngest elephant, Hansa, last month was a previously undiscovered type of “elephant herpes,” zoo officials said Monday.” – International Herald Tribune

“There was no obvious cause of death for a six-year-old elephant at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle.” – kgw.com

“The death of the young elephant Hansa at Woodland Park Zoo Friday triggered widespread sadness, but also renewed debate among zoo conservation advocates and critics who say elephants do not belong in zoos.” – Seattle PI

“If elephants are becoming more aggressive toward humans, it is for good reason. A new study, led by a University of Washington scientist, shows elephants are again being slaughtered in large numbers for their ivory tusks” – Seattle PI

“OK, this isn’t exactly stop-the-presses news, but a study out today (Why on Thanksgiving? Did they know it would be a slow news day?) concludes that increasing anti-poaching patrols in Africa’s Serengeti National Park led to fewer poaching attempts.” – Seattle PI

“Trendy as Seattle is, the city may have a hard time getting its head around an emerging idea at zoos. Some of the nation’s biggest zoos are letting their elephants go.” – Seattle PI

“King County Superior Court Judge Julie Spector dismissed a lawsuit Monday brought by local animal-rights activists against Woodland Park Zoo and the city of Seattle.” – The Seattle Times

“About 80 animal rights activists and community members protested outside a Woodland Park Zoo fundraiser Friday, asking that the 39-year-old Asian elephant Bamboo be moved to an elephant sanctuary in Tennessee.” – Seattle PI

“Woodland Park Zoo officials “vigorously dispute” claims that they are not providing sufficient care for Bamboo, a 39-year-old Asian elephant who grew up at the zoo, was transferred to Tacoma last summer and returned to Seattle this month.” – Seattle PI

‘Thirty years ago, at my desk one dreary morning, I listened to abuse from a mother demanding to know why I would deny her children the right to see an elephant. As the new director of the zoo in Seattle, Washington, one of my first recommendations had been to send our two elephants to a place with a warmer climate and more space.” – theage.com.au

“Woodland Park Zoo has harmed a 39-year-old Asian elephant named Bamboo and should move her to an elephant sanctuary in Tennessee, an animal-rights group said in a lawsuit filed Monday.” – Seattle PI