Friday, October 26, 2007

Airlift Alaska

I just learned that Alaska's one and only elephant is leaving the state. (I also just learned that there ~is~ an elephant in this state.)

Anyway, Maggie, an elephant originally from Zimbabwe, has been alone for the past 10 years. Prior to that, she was with another elephant, Annabelle, who's premature death was caused by a nasty case of foot rot. (Gold Bond, anyone?) There has been a huge fundraising and media campaign to move Maggie because she was "being deprived of what it means to be a real elephant."

You can read all about Maggie and her uplifting story on the Friends of Maggie web site and the Air Force's plan to fly her out.

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