Pangea is Opening in 2026 There’s been plenty of excitement in Portugal about an elephant sanctuary opening in the Alentejo and today the time finally came to hold our first media briefing, announcing that Pangea is slated to open in early 2026. The Mayors of...
Laying Foundations for the Future With construction of the barn progressing well, our attention has now shifted to the elephants’ most important space: their first habitat. The elephants will spend the vast majority of their time outdoors. This week, (after solving...
The Importance of a Barn Construction on our first elephant barn is moving ahead quickly and work on the adjoining habitat is progressing well. At Pangea, elephants will spend the vast majority of their time outdoors, roaming across large natural spaces with freedom...
This weekend, our founding partners came together at Pangea for the first time, making this a good moment to reflect on how far we’ve come and what their support has made possible. Discussions started over a decade ago. By the early 2010s, a growing body of research...
Meet our new Elephant Care Team! Joining us are three incredible professionals whose expertise will ensure we provide our elephants with the highest standards of care and compassion from the very beginning: Gail Laule, John Nascimento, and Graça Oliveira. Gail Laule...
A More Empathetic Approach For decades, elephants in captivity were managed through a system known as free contact. Caretakers and elephants shared the same physical space, and handlers maintained control through tools like bullhooks to establish dominance. However,...
