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The Tulsa Zoo has provided an update on the arrival of its new Asian elephants, Billy and Tina, who recently relocated from the Los Angeles Zoo.
Despite protests and objections since the announcement that Billy and Tina would be transferred from the Los Angeles Zoo to the Tulsa Zoo, the aging elephants have arrived in Oklahoma.
Tulsa Zoo welcomes Asian elephants Billy and Tina after a cross-country transfer from the Los Angeles Zoo and a successful reintroduction.
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NBC Los Angeles on MSNLA Zoo elephants Billy and Tina begin new chapter at Oklahoma zooThe whereabouts of Billy and Tina, a pair of Asian elephants long housed at the Los Angeles Zoo, are unclear on Wednesday after a report they had been secretly removed and shipped to another zoo — but neither zoo officials nor Mayor Karen Bass’ office had an immediate response to requests for comment.
For years, advocates have been fighting for these two to be sent to a sanctuary, but the city and the zoo went a different route. Last month, the LA Zoo announced that Billy and T
The Tulsa Zoo provided an update on Asian elephants Billy and Tina who arrived in Tulsa from the Los Angeles Zoo on Wednesday.
Suspicions that a pair of Los Angeles Zoo elephants at the center of an ongoing relocation dispute had already been moved to another state were confirmed by Zoo officials Wednesday morning. KTLA's Ellina Abovian reports on May 21,
According to the Los Angeles Times, Billy and Tina were transported together by truck in separate ventilated containers on a drive that took around 24 hours in total. The L.A. Zoo said that the drive had taken place overnight in hopes of optimal temperatures for the elephants and minimal traffic, but did not provide further details.
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The last elephants at the Los Angeles Zoo have been quietly moved to a zoo in Oklahoma despite lawsuits seeking to have them transferred to a sanctuary where they could live out their days with more room to roam.
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FOX 11 Los Angeles on MSNTulsa Zoo gives update on new elephants Billy and TinaThe BriefAsian elephants Billy and Tina have arrived at the Tulsa Zoo from the Los Angeles Zoo.The elephants are currently in quarantine and will not be fully viewable to the public for a while.Their arrival has been met with controversy regarding their transportation.