November 2013: The sight of elephants languishing in circuses and zoos in India are to be a thing of the past according to the country’s Central Zoo Authority (CZA). The CZA has issued a notice to zoo authorities stating that their elephants should be sent to national parks, sanctuaries or reserves with immediate effect and that these measures would also apply to circus animals.
It is estimated that there are about 140 elephants in zoos and circuses in India. The directive is reported to state that zoos and circuses are "not the best places for large animals" which "require a large area to move about freely".
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