Jan 5, 2009 5:29 pm US/Pacific
Jack Hanna Likes L.A. Zoo's Elephant Habitat
LOS ANGELES (AP) ―
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Animal lover Jack Hanna Monday said he endorsed the controversial L.A. Zoo's elephant habitat.
AP
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- TV animal expert Jack Hanna has thrown his
support behind a controversial project to build a new elephant
exhibit at the Los Angeles Zoo.
The host of "Jack Hanna's Into the Wild" sent a letter to the
City Council on Monday urging completion of the $42 million
Pachyderm Forest exhibit.
After complaints by animal rights activists and celebrities that
the exhibit would be too small, the council voted in December to
stop construction until it receives a recommendation from its parks
committee. That is expected later this month.
Hanna toured the project last week and wrote that it sets "a
new standard for the care of elephants at zoos," according to the
Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association. Elephants would have about 3 1/2
acres in the exhibit.
Hanna directed the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium for 14 years.
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