Daily care, training shows, children riding operations 31 October 2000- Elephant stable master at Circus Krone in Germany, with 0.5 Elephas maximus and 0.3 Loxodonta africana. General responsibilty for the elephant management training and care, as well as exotic animals and the staff. . This may lead to unhappy animals, public criticism, and internal problems. And the intelligent elephants get bored and restless. Public visitors wants visual evidence that the elephants are satisfied with their living.
Elephants are among the most popular animals in Zoos, but also the most criticized.
Experienced trainers that keep the traditions alive, has unfortunately limited opportunities to assist other Zoos and their staff, with more long-term tutoring, or training programs. There might also be problems with staff shortage during vacations, or limited competence. When inexperienced staff are used during such periods, accidents occur more often. All those problems brings in the end consequences for the elephants, and for the Zoo. I was very impressed with the situation that existed then.