Exotic Incident #890
Incident Date:
06/10/2006
Location:
Los Angeles, CA - USA
Facility Name:
Los Angeles Zoo
Facility Type:
Accredited AZA Facility (AZA)
Incident Category:
Animal Death (AD)
Species:
Elephants
Animal:
Asian Elephant
Animal disposition:
Dead
Summary:
Gita, a 48-year-old Asian elephant at the Los Angeles Zoo, died in her enclosure. Activists protested her death outside the zoo, citing unnatural conditions at the zoo being responsible for her death.
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