A fascinating study has further confirmed the importance of multigenerational family structures among Asian elephants. Research has now evidenced that calves born into an environment where they have a grandmother are much more likely to survive and grow into...
Guidance from the wildlife and veterinary authorities as well as the local municipalities was critical in our decision to move forward with our land purchase last year. Our attention has now turned to licencing, and we are so very grateful for the support of our...
Vasco Soeiro joined us in January and has already become an invaluable addition to the team. Originally from the local town of Vila Viçosa, Vasco moved to Lisbon to complete his degree in agronomical engineering and recently returned to the region with his wife and...
For the first time in history, scientists have released findings including photographic and post mortem evidence of Asian elephants deliberately burying the dead bodies of their calves in North Bengal, India. Five calves were documented as case studies, being found in...
After living alone for decades at the zoo in Puerto Rico, Mundi the elephant is now living among other elephants at a refuge in Georgia. Mundi was among hundreds of animals who were removed from the Dr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo, after the U.S. Department of Justice oversaw...
