The Opening Day crowd was growing behind a rope line. With about a half hour to go, visitors eager to see the Safari Park’s new Elephant Valley habitat on Thursday waited for officials to open the ...

Bringing guests up close to elephants requires careful planning and making sure the animals are comfortable, Safari Park officials told Axios. Why it matters: The Elephant Valley exhibit is meant to ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Have you ever wanted to walk alongside elephants? Guests of the San Diego Zoo Safari Park will get the chance to do so starting early next year. The Denny Sanford Elephant ...

After more than three years of work, the Safari Park’s new elephant habitat is set to open to the public Thursday, providing visitors up-close viewing of the park’s herd of eight endangered African ...

An African safari may be out of the question for most San Diegans, but a new experience at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park may be the next best way to get up close with one of Earth's biggest creatures.

Two large watering holes to swim in, acres of rare and endangered plants plus a two-story restaurant that resembles a lodge on an African safari. Those are some of the features in a new habitat under ...

In 2003, an orphaned group of elephants was rescued from slaughter in Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) due to a severe drought and lack of food by a group of zoos. Four of them were brought back to the ...