San Francisco Zoo Elephants Move To Calaveras County

Calaveras County will be getting two new residents called Lulu and Tinkerbelle.

They're the last two elephants at the San Francisco Zoo, and it looks like they're moving to an animal refuge in San Andreas.

The zoo decided to relocate Lulu and Tinkerbelle after their two companions died earlier this year.

An elephant sanctuary in Tennessee was also in consideration for their new home, but officials thought the trip across the country would be too taxing on the 38-year-old elephants.

Lulu and Tinkerbelle will move into a 2,300-acre refuge operated by the Performing Animal Welfare Society in San Andreas. The two elephants have been kept in the San Francisco Zoo since 1966.

Other News

• Two Vehicle Accident On Old Priest Grade Rd.
• Valley Springs Fire Contained Along With Two Smaller Fires
• Crews Continue To Fight Valley Springs Area Vegetation Fire
• Seven Acre Vegetation Fire Contained
• Big Decisions Ahead For County Supervisors
• Classic Cars In Downtown Sonora 
• Lime Kiln Rd. Trailer Fire
• 344 Firefighters Remain At North Mountain Fire
• Water Problem Reported In Jamestown Area
• Grass Fires Near West Point

Click here to search the local News Stories

Get the news delivered to your mailbox. See all the day's local news at once without having to click through the site. Find out more by clicking [here].