A pair of Asian elephants at the center of a long debate over their welfare at the Los Angeles Zoo have arrived at a zoo in Oklahoma with a preserve after weeks of wrangling over the relocation ...

The decades-long controversy over the Los Angeles Zoo’s elephants is intensifying, even after officials announced that Billy and Tina will be moved to a zoo in Oklahoma where they will have more ...

A judge on Thursday declined a Los Angeles resident’s request for a restraining order that would have put a temporary stop on a bid by the Los Angeles Zoo to transfer aging elephants Billy and ...

The Tulsa Zoo will soon be home to 2 new Asian elephants from the Los Angeles Zoo - 40-year-old Billy and 59-year-old Tina. The LA Zoo, in a press release said, "This decision was made with the ...

PHOENIX – The Phoenix Zoo euthanized its last elephant on Thursday. Indu, who spent most of her life in captivity, was 59. “Her gentle spirit, intelligence and resilience inspired not only our ...

Tensions are growing today in discussions at Los Angeles City Hall between Councilmember Bob Blumenfield and the Los Angeles Zoo’s general manager about the fate of two Asian elephants.

By Carly Thomas Associate Editor Cher is calling for the relocation of two Los Angeles Zoo elephants, Billy and Tina, to a sanctuary. The Grammy winner, who has been fighting to move Billy ...

Chendra was injured as a young elephant and arrived in Portland in 1999. Bornean elephants, which are smaller than other elephants, are at risk of becoming extinct. Bornean elephant Chendra ...

But instead of the sanctuary that Cher and other advocates wanted, officials said the elephants would be moved to another zoo in Tulsa, Okla., where they could join a larger herd. That has led to ...

The elephant enclosure at the Los Angeles Zoo appeared to be empty Tuesday, prompting concerns from activists wondering whether Billy and Tina, the aging inhabitants, were transferred to another zoo.

The whereabouts of a pair of Los Angeles Zoo elephants was unclear Wednesday morning amid an ongoing relocation dispute. Carlos Herrera reports for the KTLA 5 Morning News on May 21, 2025.