"Maggie" is the Alaska Zoo's African Elephant that has been at the Ak zoo since 1983, and since 1997 when her companion died, she has been alone. She has a very small inside living quarter, appx 1600 sq. feet ..that is jail-like in appearance. Despite being a herd animal and naturally in dry, hot temperatures, she is alone and spends approximately half the year inside. My family loves the AK Zoo, we love Maggie and want to see her in a place more suited to what and who she is. We have spent time talking to her through the metal bars and watched her as she chewed on sticks and threw them for entertainment. She has a tread-mill that the zoo has designed for her to get exercise, but it has been reported that she will not use it. Please sign to show that Maggie, although loved in Alaska, needs to be in a location better suited for the magnificent animal she is.
