Comments on: Walk Through Bronx Zoo’s History – Virtually https://blog.wcs.org/photo/2021/03/04/walk-through-bronx-zoos-history-virtually/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=walk-through-bronx-zoos-history-virtually An Eye on Wildlife Mon, 03 Aug 2026 11:22:58 +0000 hourly 1 By: Charlot Niles Martin-Taylor https://blog.wcs.org/photo/2021/03/04/walk-through-bronx-zoos-history-virtually/#comment-83014 Wed, 24 Mar 2021 02:05:30 +0000 https://blog.wcs.org/photo/?p=7741#comment-83014 My grandfather, William White Niles, a graduate of Dartmouth College, was the lawyer and Assemblyman who introduced the Assembly bills that created the New York Zoological Society and the New York Botanical Garden at the turn of the century when so many amazing events were taking place in this country. Thank you for bringing more historical information to the public.

As an animal lover and believer in non human animal rights, i would like to know why the Bronx Zoo staff is resistant to releasing Happy, the elephant, to a sanctuary such as The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee. She has lived alone for so many years without proper room to roam, what reason is there to continue to keep her in such tight confinement?
I do believe it would be a wonderful
thing for the Zoo to give her a chance to move freely and make friends. Granted, animals live longer in captivity but quality of life is important as well. Please give her a chance. Perhaps the Zoo could raise two elebabies on one acre for a period of time then move them to a sanctuary as well. With the great loss of wildlife to poaching in the wild, hosting animals in captivity is an important service Zoos provide. However, with large animal adults, they need land and others of their species. Please move Happy to an elephant sanctuary. Perhaps a live cam could be installed at the Zoo so visitors could observe her in her new surroundings while enjoying new baby elephants at the same time.

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