CHICAGO -- Protestors stood outside the Lincoln Park on Friday demanding that the zoo send their last remaining elephant to a sanctuary.

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"At a sanctuary, the elephants have access to hundred of acres of soft ground instead of hard concrete," said protestor Rae LeAnn Smith.

Wankie is the only elephant left at the zoo after another elephant, Peaches, died earlier this week. Another elephant, Tatima, died three months ago.

"[My] gut feeling is that Wankie is going to be dead in a month if they don't find a place to put her," said protestor Ray Ryan.

Kelly McGrath, a Lincoln Park Zoo representative, said the zoo is committed to doing what is right for Wankie, who is still owned by the San Diego Zoo.

Protestors point to a sanctuary in Tennessee they said would pick up Wankie in 48 hours. Zoo officials said the facility does not have 24-hour care, and added that they are working to find the right social situation for the elephant.

"They're going to find another zoo that can trade them for another animal," claimed Ryan, who said he cared for Wankie in San Diego. "I've been in the business -- it's not a business of caring for animals. It's a business of exhibiting animals."

Officials at the Lincoln Park Zoo said they are working on a solution before the isolation affects Wankie. The San Diego Zoo is assisting with a specialized survival plan to help place Wankie at another zoo.