Bronx Zoo, The Elephant Exhibit Might Shut Down

The Bronx Zoo, the only zoo left in the city that keeps elephants, said that it planned to shut down its exhibit after the death of two of its three elephants, or even one.

The zoo’s three elephants are in their mid-30’s and could live for decades more. But if one elephant dies, the remaining two may not get along. And if two die, officials say it would be inhumane to sustain an exhibit with a single
elephant.