😔 #Happy, #BronxZoo #Elephant at Center of #AnimalRights Case, Died this week at 55

Activists had sued in a bid to secure her the fundamental human right to bodily liberty. #Zoo officials said she was well cared for & called the lawsuit frivolous. Yet, Happy was euthanized after a period of hospice care, prompted by a recent deterioration in her health.

#law #zoos #AnimalWelfare #captivity #conservation #wildlife
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/nyregion/happy-elephant-bronx-zoo-dead.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

The Former Bronx Zoo Platypuses

https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/the-former-bronx-zoo-platypuses-04-04-26/

Bronx Zoo's Valentine's Roach Naming Initiative Gains Traction

https://newsletter.tf/bronx-zoo-name-roach-valentines-day/

Name a cockroach at the Bronx Zoo for Valentine's Day to support wildlife conservation.

#BronxZoo, #ValentinesDay, #NameARoach, #Conservation, #Wildlife

Bronx Zoo Lets You Name a Roach for Valentine's Day

The Bronx Zoo has a special program for Valentine's Day. You can name a large Madagascar hissing cockroach after someone. It's a fun gift that also helps support wildlife conservation.

https://newsletter.tf/bronx-zoo-name-roach-valentines-day/

#BronxZoo, #ValentinesDay, #NameARoach, #Conservation, #Wildlife

Bronx Zoo tiger enrichment

https://peertube.wtf/w/4aNSjywtkHTwdcRfvBPQrt

Bronx Zoo - Gorillas in the city

https://peertube.wtf/w/4ZTHPKLCgHASpJycrqCCgD

you found yourself in imitation

Penelope Escapes the Platypusary
Bex Hainsworth

#Poetry #RexHainsworth #Platypus #BronxZoo #1957 #Penelope #Animals #Escape #anthropocene

https://www.anthropocenepoetry.org/post/penelope-escapes-the-platypusary-by-bex-hainsworth