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The zoo is home to an Asian elephant named Punch, who was born in 1970 and is currently the oldest Asian elephant in North America, and an African bush elephant named Mikki, who was born in 1985. In 2022, the giraffe yard underwent a renovation, replacing the fence and outdoor holding; the new exhibit is set to house multiple birds alongside ...
The Stokely African Elephant Preserve formerly housed three African elephants: a male named Tonka and two females named Jana and Edie. [13] As these elephants reached old age, the zoo began an initiative in late 2022 to retire them to The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee to receive the proper standard of care for their advanced stage of life. [14]
This list of botanical gardens and arboretums in Kentucky is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in the U.S. state of Kentucky [1] [2] [3] Name Image
Founded in 1995, The Sanctuary has provided a home to 32 elephants retired from zoos and circuses. [1] [2] The Elephant Sanctuary provides these elephants with a natural habitat, individualized care for life, and the opportunity to live out their lives in a safe haven dedicated to their well being. The elephant habitats are not open to the public.
Elephant sanctuary may refer to: A wildlife refuge for elephants; Elephant Nature Park, Chiang Mai, Thailand; Mwaluganje Elephant Sanctuary, Kenya; The Elephant Sanctuary (Hohenwald), Tennessee; The Elephant Sanctuary Hartbeespoort Dam, South Africa
Buttercups Sanctuary for Goats in Maidstone, Kent.; Cornish Seal Sanctuary, Gweek, Cornwall; Ferne Animal Sanctuary, Somerset, Wambrook, near Chard, originally run by Nina Douglas-Hamilton, Duchess of Hamilton
Although the Kentucky Horse Park is owned by the Commonwealth of Kentucky, it is administered separately from the Department of Parks and is not a state park. Breaks Interstate Park is also separate, administered under an interstate compact with the state of Virginia , in partnership with the parks departments of both states.
This is a list of properties and historic districts in Kentucky that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There are listings in all of Kentucky's 120 counties . The locations of National Register properties and districts (at least for all showing latitude and longitude coordinates below), may be seen in an online map by ...