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Nevertheless, the charges sting. The zoo says it is undertaking temporary measures to improve Susi's living conditions, nearly doubling the space dedicated to elephants and replacing the concrete floors with dirt, which is kinder to elephants' sensitive feet. It has also been actively searching for a new companion for Susi since Alicia died. "That's not a solution," replies Garcia about the improvement plans. "[The current condition of the elephant quarters] just makes things worse for another elephant...
...activists behind the Free Susi campaign have taken the zoo's efforts to amplify Susi's living space and find her a companion as evidence that their complaints have had an impact. However, they would like to see the zoo go further. "Susi's condition keeps getting worse," Garcia says. "She's not going to get better unless she's released to a reserve." (See a story about managing elephants in the wild in Africa...
Actually, I didn't. But I could have - because that's why Lily missed some school this week in Des Moines. She needed to get to the Polk County Court House on time. Her friend's mother, Patti Woodward-Young, and Patti's longtime companion, Kate Joeckel, were getting married...
Business Class Twofer. Get free companion tickets in business class on Openskies from New York City's Kennedy Airport or Newark to Paris or Amsterdam. So, you and your traveling partner can get access to the private lounge before boarding and, once on board, luxury service and lie-flat beds. A round-trip flight to Amsterdam costs $3,400, and to Paris...
Tinka and his companion are what was until recently a rarity in Kenya's biggest-drawing game park: tour guides working in the land of their fathers. Though the vast stretch of savanna lies in territory owned by the Masai, until a few years ago the red-robed pastoralists made up less than 20% of those employed in its camps and lodges. Those who could find work did so mostly as low-paid camp guards. Yet there's a growing realization that the Masai and the 590-square-mile (1,530 sq km) national reserve share a common future...