Shankar (elephant): Difference between revisions
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Date of Birth: 1996 | Date of Birth: 1996 | ||
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Date of capture: 1998 | Date of capture: 1998 | ||
Age at capture: | Age at capture: 2 | ||
Captive at: Delhi Zoo, India | Captive at: Delhi Zoo, India | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
Shankar was captured from the wild in 1998 at the age of 2 and presented to the Minister of State for Environment & Forests, Shri Babu Lal Marandi by the High Commissioner of Zimbabwe to India. | |||
Shankar is chained for 17 hours of the day and does not have adequate space to move around when he is let out. He constantly demonstrates stereotypical behaviour like swaying and head-bobbing, a key sign of distress. His aggressive behaviour has necessitated the zoo authorities to permanently close the viewing pathway since he could be a danger to visitors. | Shankar is chained for 17 hours of the day and does not have adequate space to move around when he is let out. He constantly demonstrates stereotypical behaviour like swaying and head-bobbing, a key sign of distress. His aggressive behaviour has necessitated the zoo authorities to permanently close the viewing pathway since he could be a danger to visitors.<ref>[https://youthforanimals.org/?page_id=1260&playlist=394d7e6&video=e07394a Help free Shankar from decades of solitary confinement in the Delhi Zoo] Youth For Animals</ref> | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
[https://youthforanimals.org/ Youth For Animals] | [https://youthforanimals.org/ Youth For Animals] | ||
[https://www.change.org/p/freeshankardelhizoo-help-free-shankar-26-year-old-male-african-elephant-from-his-solitary-confinement-at-the-delhi-zoo-follow-our-campaign-page-for-updates-bit-ly-freeshankar Help free Shankar from decades of solitary confinement in the Delhi Zoo] Change.org | |||
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxtWOYNuUX0&t=15s&ab_channel=ABCNews Teen makes plea to relocate Shankar the elephant from Indian zoo] ABC News | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxtWOYNuUX0&t=15s&ab_channel=ABCNews Teen makes plea to relocate Shankar the elephant from Indian zoo] ABC News | ||
Revision as of 17:12, 14 April 2023
Sex: Male
Species: African Elephant
Date of Birth: 1996
Place of Birth: Africa
Location of capture: Africa
Date of capture: 1998
Age at capture: 2
Captive at: Delhi Zoo, India
History
Shankar was captured from the wild in 1998 at the age of 2 and presented to the Minister of State for Environment & Forests, Shri Babu Lal Marandi by the High Commissioner of Zimbabwe to India.
Shankar is chained for 17 hours of the day and does not have adequate space to move around when he is let out. He constantly demonstrates stereotypical behaviour like swaying and head-bobbing, a key sign of distress. His aggressive behaviour has necessitated the zoo authorities to permanently close the viewing pathway since he could be a danger to visitors.[1]
See also
List of living captive elephants
External links
Help free Shankar from decades of solitary confinement in the Delhi Zoo Change.org
Teen makes plea to relocate Shankar the elephant from Indian zoo ABC News
Elephants living alone in zoos around the world The Animal Reader
Plea to send lonely African animal home from India BBC
Elephants in Zoos: A Legacy of Shame Born Free
Shankar News Animal Advocate Hub
Copy Of The Letter Addressed To: The Director Of The National Zoological Park In Delhi 29th October 2021 Pro Elephant Network
Episode 7: Freeing Shankar The Think Wildlife Podcast
Youth For Animals All About Animals Radio
Voices Carry For Animals #360 Youth for Animals (YFA) Blog Talk Radio
- ↑ Help free Shankar from decades of solitary confinement in the Delhi Zoo Youth For Animals