Barker is an animal lover and has become an animal activist, lobbying for the release of elephants in captivity. In 2007, he lobbied on behalf of Maggie, Alaska’s lone elephant. Maggie was retired to the PAWS sanctuary on November 1, 2007. He has also lobbied on behalf of the Edmonton Valley Zoo’s elephant Lucy, and the Toronto elephants Iringa, Toka and Thika.
For more on the Toronto Zoo Elephants watch our 2012 documentary Elephant in The Room : https://youtu.be/URHIhH9lEYo
or our 2014 documentary Elephants on Board : https://youtu.be/mijADoMZuxU
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