Friends of Woodland Park Zoo Elephants

2 excellent letters appeared in the Seattle Times in response to its article, “Elephant’s pregnancy raises health concerns”.

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4 Letters to the editor related to Woodland Park Zoo’s elephants appeared in the Seattle P-I.

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2 Letters to the editor appear, one in favor and one against the zoo’s elephant program.

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1 Letter appears in the Seattle Times pointing out the poor conditions and short life spans for elephants in zoos.

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3 Letters appear in the Seattle Times in response to the death of 6-year-old elephant Hansa.

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A letter appears in the Seattle P-I about the poor conditions at WPZ’s elephant exhibit and the condition of Bamboo.

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3 Letters to the editor appear in the Seattle P-I, one from an elephant advocate entitled “Imagine what it’s like to get little or no exercise.”

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The Seattle Times prints 2 letters about Bamboo, one from an elephant advocate entitled “Well-deserved sanctuary.”

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2 Very interesting articles appear in the Seattle Times. One speaks to the financial aspects of how the zoo is run, the other is about the lack of education value in the WPZ elephant exhibit.

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Former WPZ director, David Hancocks, writes an excellent letter about the poor conditions of captive zoo elephants and the need to move them to sanctuaries.

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