Oakland Zoo Raises Enough Funds to Move Its Last Elephant to Tennessee

The elephant, Osh, weighs 15,000 pounds and will make the 40-hour trip to a sanctuary in the fall.

Osh, the last African elephant living at the Oakland Zoo, will be moved to a sanctuary in Tennessee this fall, officials announced in July. Courtesy of Oakland Zoo

A zoo in the San Francisco Bay Area has raised enough money to move its last elephant to an out-of-state sanctuary, a spokeswoman said Aug. 15.

The Oakland Zoo will close its elephant exhibit after the move, which is planned for the fall.