A Difficult Few Months Kariba’s move was delayed back in June after she developed an abscess on her foot. Since then, she developed two further infections – one on her chest, and a more serious one that has sadly resulted in her losing part of her ear....
Sharing Pangea’s Vision One of Pangea’s core pillars is engagement with our local community, so they have opportunities to meet the people behind the project and feel a part of what we are building here in Alentejo. This includes organizing special visitation...
Watch the Complete Story After 40 years in the circus, Julie has been given the opportunity for a new life at Pangea. We are very excited to show this short film highlighting the arrival of our first elephant, including her journey from Cardinali Circus to her first...
EUROPE’S FIRST LARGE-SCALE SANCTUARY OFFICIALLY OPENS WITH THE ARRIVAL OF PORTUGAL’S LAST CIRCUS ELEPHANT 2nd July 2026 Pangea Elephant Sanctuary’s first resident marks the end of wild animals in Portuguese circuses and a jumbo step forward in elephant welfare across...
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...
