Exercise to save the elephants

Make a pachyderm proud when you take part in this year’s Run for the Wild, at the Bronx Zoo on April 27.

The fifth annual run is dedicated to saving elephants, their habitat, and other wildlife. The illegal wildlife trade is now a multi-billion dollar industry that threatens thousands of species around the world. Elephants have been especially hard hit with 2011 considered the worst year since 1989 for the poaching of elephants for their ivory.

Registration for the zoo’s run on April 27 is open and is $35 for adults; $25 for children, ages 3 to 15; and $25 for seniors, ages 65 years and older. Participants are encouraged to seek sponsorship for their run, and each adult is required to raise a minimum of $30 in order to participate. Registration includes general admission to the zoo on that day, and a free T-shirt for participating children.

There are two ways to participate: the 5K for individual runners begins at 8 am and casual runners or walkers can take part in the Family Fun Run/Walk at 8:45 am.

Run for the Wild takes place on April 27 at 8 am.

The Bronx Zoo [Bronx River Parkway, Exit 6; (718) 367–1010; www.wcsrunforthewild.org].