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The initiative comes as the zoo is about 1/3 complete on the construction of a new 3 1/2 acre $39 million elephant exhibit. About 11 of the pachyderms would be kept in the enclosure. Cardenas says, however, that that isn’t good enough — and a 60-acre sanctuary in the northern San Fernando Valley would be a better use of the remaining funds.

“A sanctuary would cost $10 million,” he said. “The unfinished elephant habitat at the zoo could be turned over to giraffes, saving the city $20 million.”

Sounds good to me — but something tells me the zoo isn’t interested in relocating a money-generating attraction out to San Fernando Valley. I guess we’ll find out more on November 6th when the proposal is considered.

via Mercury News