WICHITA — Federal wildlife officials and three U.S. zoos want a judge to drop a lawsuit against the recent importation of African elephants.
The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/1UUBWMT ) reports that in a motion to dismiss the case, the zoos said legal concerns about the permit process were irrelevant because the 17 elephants were flown from Swaziland to the U.S. earlier this month. The zoos are in Wichita, Kansas; Omaha, Nebraska; and Dallas.