Milwaukee County Zoo Elephant Brittany Dies
Incident Date:
04/10/2026
Location:
Milwaukee, WI - USA
Facility Name:
Milwaukee County Zoo
Facility Type:
Accredited AZA Facility (AZA)
Incident Category:
Animal Death (AD)
Species:
Elephants
Animal:
Animal disposition:
Dead
Summary:
MILWAUKEE, WI – The Milwaukee County Zoo has made the decision to euthanize African savanna elephant Brittany, age 45, due to her recently-declining health. The procedure took place on Friday afternoon inside the Zoo’s Elephant Care Center. Brittany arrived at MCZ in June 2001 from Greenville Zoo in South Carolina and was one of the longest-tenured residents here.
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