A California-based animal rights group is calling the zoo near Rockton the worst for elephants in North America.

"The animals are stressed when they're constantly being held or patted or forced to give rides or to perform tricks. This is an unnatural activity for them," said Melissa Matlow, the Canada-based campaign director at World Animal Protection.

A wildlife park in southwestern Ontario is celebrating the birth of the first giraffe in Canada through artificial insemination.