Comment0ShareAdd Us On GoogleAdd as a preferred source on GoogleWACO, Texas (KWTX) - The Cameron Park Zoo announced last week it will discontinue its elephant program, about six months after its last elephant, Tembo, died in December.

Zoo Director Brendan Wiley said the move is less an active choice than the reality of modern conservation rules and animal welfare research."It was a decision that was more made for us, per se, than an active choice," Wiley said.

Elephants are among the most popular animals at zoos, but replacing one is not simple.