NewsAn animal advocacy group in New Zealand is urging Prime Minister Key to reject an elephant being gifted to the Auckland Zoo by the Sri Lankan government, News Hub reported. New Zealand has been "gifted" elephant Nandi as part of Auckland Zoo's plan to start a breeding programme. But organisation SAFE says the move is less about conservation and more about bringing in revenue for the zoo. Leading animal welfare advocates in Sri Lanka have petitioned the Court of Appeal in an attempt to keep Nandi with her family. Sir Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is in New Zealand for the first time ever.

Source: Sunday Times October 02, 2016 05:37 UTC