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Nisha enjoys an early birthday present during the elephant fruit stomp Tuesday, July 17. The fruit stomp is part of Animal Enrichment Tuesday during Elephantastic Week.
Animal Enrichment Tuesday is a demonstration of enrichment activities provided by the zookeeper staff.
Elephantastic Week is a week-long celebration of Nisha's first birthday. As you can see, she is already enjoying the festivities. To view video of this event, visit YouTube.
Nisha turns one on July 18. My how she's grown. She was 238 pounds at birth and now weighs more than 880 pounds!
Celebrate Nisha's birthday and help elephants in the wild. We've put together a special ADOPT package for Nisha's birthday. For $75, you receive a 12-inch TY plush elephant, a 5x7 color photograph of Nisha, an elephant fact sheet and a personalized ADOPT certificate. Dickerson Park Zoo will contribute $25 of your ADOPT fee to help elephants in the wild in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka is home to more than 3,000 wild Asian elephants, which is significant for this fairly small island. Many conservation projects provided by National Zoo are underway to preserve the mystifying Asian elephants and protect populations from further harm. Projects include GPS satellite mapping to track elephant herds and studies to understand how traditional agricultural dynamics influence elephant movements and habitat. Dickerson Park Zoo has been contributing to these efforts since 2005, and will continue to help raise awareness of Asian elephant conservation.
