LONELY ELEPHANT STARTS A NEW LIFE AND FINDS COMPANIONSHIP AT PORTUGAL SANCTUARY 13th November 2026 ALENTEJO, Portugal — After a 2,000-kilometre journey from Belgium, Kariba has finally arrived at Pangea Elephant Sanctuary in the Alentejo region of Portugal. Kariba...
A New Chapter Begins At 1am this morning, just hours before Storm Charles hit in full, Kariba arrived at Pangea Elephant Sanctuary. When the crate door opened and she first stepped down the ramp, she was a little unsteady on her feet. Everyone held their breath. Then...
Why the Reward is Worth the Risk At Pangea, we give elephants who have spent much of their lives in captivity the chance to live alongside other elephants and rediscover natural behaviours across a vast, semi-wild landscape. We believe deeply in this work. We also...
Positive Medical Progress Since our last update, Kariba has continued to recover from the infections that delayed her move to Pangea earlier this year. We are relieved to share her ear is healing well, and the other infections have almost completely healed. Based on...
A Behind the Scenes Look at Pangea BBC Wildlife Magazine journalist Sue Watt spent several days at Pangea, learning about our work and meeting Julie, our first resident elephant. During her visit, Sue spoke with Sanctuary Manager Ryan Hockley about Julie’s life at...
