Hundreds of Christmas trees on display for Brookfield Zoo’s Holiday Magic winter wonderland have a new purpose. Some are now being used as animal enrichment for bears, bison, and lions.

DENVER (AP) — Five elephants at a Colorado zoo may be “majestic” but, since they're not human, they do not have the legal right to pursue their release, Colorado’s highest court said Tuesday.

Five elephants at a Colorado zoo do not have the legal right to pursue their release because they are not human, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday. The court said the decision "does not ...

FILE - This undated photo provided by the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo shows elephants Kimba, front, and Lucky, back, at the Zoo in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Cheyenne Mountain Zoo via AP, File) ...

Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today. DENVER — Five elephants at a Colorado zoo do not have the ...

Colorado’s highest court on Tuesday ruled that five elderly elephants don’t have legal standing to sue to leave a local zoo because they’re not human. An animal rights group had sought to ...

Five elephants at a Colorado zoo may be "majestic" but, since they're not human, they do not have the legal right to pursue their release, Colorado's highest court said Tuesday. The ruling from ...

Five elephants at a Colorado zoo may be “majestic” but, since they're not human, they do not have the legal right to pursue their release, Colorado’s highest court said Tuesday. The ruling from the ...