Swiss children’s zoo Knie ends elephant rides

Knie's children's zoo in Rapperswil, northeastern Switzerland, is discontinuing elephant rides at the end of the year. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The zoo says it wants to focus its elephant-keeping more on nature-based experiences, education and animal behaviour. The decision to discontinue this decades-long tradition was made "in close cooperation" with the European Endangered Species Programme (EEP), Knie said on Friday. It reflects the zoo's commitment to the protection of endangered species.