Bronx Zoo considers moving its last elephant to sanctuary ^8.8%

Gothamist - By Walter Wuthmann - 7/6/2026, 6:00 PM

Appeal to Authority 11.3% - Confirmation Bias 10.5% - Appeal to Emotion 8.8%

New York City's last remaining elephant may soon be heading down south to a 3,000-acre wildlife sanctuary in Tennessee. The Bronx Zoo is considering transferring its 57-year-old Asian elephant Patty following the death of another elephant named Happy in May. Officials with the Wildlife Conservation Society, which runs the Bronx Zoo, said... more