POLK CITY, Fla. -- The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will phase out the show's iconic elephants from its performances by 2018, telling The Associated Press exclusively that growing public ...

You won’t see lions, elephants or bears at The Big E anymore. But you will still see camels, goats and cows. In August, Gov. Maura Healey signed a bill regulating the use of elephants, big cats, ...

For the first time since the Ringling Bros. brought their circus to Baraboo in the late 1800s, elephants won't be returning to the city as Circus World prepares to open their summer performance season ...

Step right up to experience the razzle-dazzle of a circus, live on Broadway. “You wanna feel something?” Water for Elephants opens with that simple but weighty question, an unspoken promise to the ...

Those of us who watched the heart-wrenching movie “Dumbo” as kids know the perils suffered by circus animals at the hand of trainers and ringmasters. If you’ve been to the circus, the fair or any kind ...

The N&O Summer Desk is a pop-up initiative to help navigate the season. Whether you’re heading to the beach, mountains or backyard, the Summer Desk is here to guide you. Share your story ideas with us ...

WEST SPRINGFIELD – At the Big E, the elephant is never forgotten. Beulah, a 54-year-old Asian elephant, died at the Big E in 2019 of blood poisoning caused by a uterine infection. Sheryl Becker of ...