We are thrilled to welcome Ben Goldsmith to our advisory panel. He is a financier, environmentalist and philanthropist, and joins ecologists, elephant biologists, and captive care experts to provide technical and strategic advice to management. He said, “I couldn’t...
Following the death of 65-year old Tricia, Australia’s Environment Minister supported Perth Zoo’s plans to relocate the two remaining elephants, saying, “When Tricia came here in 1963 and went into that concrete enclosure it’s not something we would do today, so we’re...
In 1987, Delhi was captured in Vietnam and transferred to the zoo in Ústí nad Labem at the age of 3-4 years. Her female partner, Kala, died in 2018 and she has been alone ever since. She has now been rehomed to the French elephant sanctuary, Elephant Haven According...
After an intensive two-year search, we have finally found our ideal site. Over 90 properties were evaluated across Portugal, before three were shortlisted and taken through a rigorous and lengthy process of environmental screening, economic valuations, government...
Pocha and Guillermina, from Mendoza Zoo in the western Argentine province of Mendoza, traveled by road for six days and arrived at a lush animal sanctuary in Brazil on Thursday, after spending their lives in captivity. The Mendoza State government said in a statement...
