Our First Resident is Arriving Soon We are excited to announce that Julie, the last circus elephant in Portugal, will soon become the first resident at Pangea. As Kariba takes the time she needs to recover from her abscess, everything has fallen into place for Julie....
Katka We were recently approached about whether Pangea might be able to help an elephant in Poland, and we’re sorry to share that she has since passed away. Katka was an African elephant at Gdańsk Zoo. Wild-born around 1970 – like Julie and Kariba, taken...
Thermal Imaging When Kariba developed a foot abscess on one of her front feet shortly before relocation to Pangea sanctuary, we decided to delay her departure until it was fully healed. This meant a minimum 8-week recovery time. The abscess was carefully opened and...
Standard Health Checks for Travel Preparations for Julie’s move to Pangea are underway. In the weeks since the agreement was reached to relocate her, our team has been visiting regularly — getting to know her and carrying out the health checks she needs...
Every Contribution Helps As word has spread about the sanctuary, we’ve been overwhelmed by the goodwill coming our way. Like most charities, we rely on donations to do what we do, and the generosity people have shown – often complete strangers who simply...