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The refuge refers to Tarra as a “child star” who shared the stage with celebrities like Bob Hope and Carol Burnett. She roams the diverse 850 acres of elephant paradise in southernmost Georgia.
On August 19, Cassandra shared the sweetest moment with a baby elephant named Bella while observing the little one's family ...
After two months at the refuge, Tarra, another elephant, arrived. In 2023, Mundi, the Refuge’s third resident, arrived and was placed on the other side of the fence.
Asian elephants Maia, left, and Guida, back right, roam the free area for the first time at Latin America’s first elephant sanctuary in Chapada dos Guimaraes, Brazil, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016.
The Oakland Zoo says Donna the African elephant has been unsettled ever since losing her life-long best friend Lisa in March. With more female friends to socialize with at the Tennessee sanctuary ...
After many efforts of trying to rescue Muhdi, she is now expected to arrive at the Elephant Refuge North America in May. 4, where she will live with two other rescued elephants named Bo, a 34-year ...
Tarra the elephant was moved to Elephant Refuge North America in November. It was the culmination of a 11-year legal battle for custody.
An elephant sanctuary in Phitsanulok is setting a new standard for ecotourism by serving as an example of an elephant camp ...
After years of entertaining fans under the big top – and a few years in retirement – in Central Florida, a herd of former circus elephants is settling into their new home at a wildlife refuge.
In 2016, Elephant Aid International bought an 846-acre cattle ranch in Attapulgus, Georgia for $2.4 million, converting it into a refuge for up to ten elephants.
This comes after the zoo announced plans to move their only female named Donna to an elephant sanctuary in Tennessee. Weighing in at a whopping 9,000 pounds, 44-year-old Donna the elephant has ...