Zoo Launches Campaign To Save Elephants

The National Zoo has launched a new campaign to help save the endangered Asian elephant.

The campaign has several elements, a new home for elephants at the Zoo's DC campus, conservation and science, an education outreach program, and a new research facility in Front Royal, Virginia.

The Zoo hopes the work will ensure a future for Asian elephants both in zoos and in the wild.

Construction on the new elephant house, called Elephant Trails, will begin next spring. The $60 million project is being paid for with federal funds and private donations.