Famous animal activist Jane Goodall is urging Edmonton City Council to “free Lucy the lonely elephant” and let her retire “in a more humane setting.” Goodall is best known for her 60-year study of social and family interactions of wild chimpanzees.
She posted a video message Tuesday, asking that Lucy be transferred from the Edmonton Valley Zoo to a sanctuary in Tennessee. “Lucy is a very lonely elephant,” Goodall says in the video. “Of course there are people who care about and love and care for Lucy but that can’t make up for the lack of elephant companionship.” READ MORE: Animal rights group ranks Edmonton zoo fourth-worst for elephants Goodall says elephants are highly intelligent and extremely social and Lucy is the only elephant at
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