Five wild-born elephants that have long inhabited a two-acre plot in a Southern Colorado zoo will not be able to pursue their own release, the state’s highest court ruled this week.

Five elephants at a Colorado zoo may be “majestic” but do not have the legal right to pursue their release since they aren't ...

The highest court in Colorado denied a claim made on behalf of five elephants at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs, ruling that elephants do not have the same rights humans do.

A bid to secure the release of five elephants from a Colorado zoo has been dismissed after the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that elephants are not people and, therefore, not entitled to the liberty ...