Oakland Zoo Raises $500,000 to Move African Elephant to Sanctuary

A zoo in the San Francisco Bay Area has raised enough money to move its last elephant to an out-of-state sanctuary, a spokeswoman said Aug. 15. The Oakland Zoo will close its elephant exhibit after the move, which is planned for the fall, but needed to raise about $500,000 to make it happen. The zoo reached its fundraising goal for the journey this week, Spokeswoman Isabella Linares told The Epoch Times in an email Thursday. Zoo officials decided to move Osh, a male African elephant, after zoo officials were unable to find a compatible elephant to join him, zoo officials announced in July....