Lucy the elephant in good health, but should remain in Edmonton: experts
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Lucy the elephant is in good health and able to travel – though experts recommend she stays put.
Lucy the elephant is in good health and able to travel – though experts recommend she stays put.
In September, two elephant experts carried out an assessment of 49-year-old Lucy.
They both found the Asian elephant was in good physical condition for her age, with her current health issues normal for her age.
Neither said she was physically unable to be moved, but both recommended against relocating her to live with other elephants.
Lucy has spent most of her life alone since moving to Edmonton from Sri Lanka in 1977, though she did have a companion in African elephant Samantha from 1989 to 2007.
In order to keep her as a single elephant, the zoo must undergo an annual independent assessment by Canada’s Accredited Zoos and Aquariums.
She has been assessed yearly by outside experts for nearly two decades.
