Killer whale "Wikie", 10 years old, jumps with its baby, a female born one month ago at the Marineland aquatic park in Antibes, southeastern France, Monday, April. 18, 2011. AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau ...

France has announced that it will "gradually" ban wild animals in traveling circuses. The country's ecological transition minister Barbara Pompili made the announcement Tuesday as part of an array of ...

Killer whale "Wikie", 10 years old, jumps with its baby, a female born one month ago at the Marineland aquatic park in Antibes, southeastern France, Monday, April. 18, 2011. AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau ...

FILE PHOTO: John Vernuccio of Italy and his elephants perfom during the "History" show at the Arlette Gruss Circus in Bordeaux PARIS (Reuters) - France will gradually ban the use of wild animals in ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. France’s environment minister has announced ...