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We are excited to share that on September 9th, we will be opening a special auction event in honor of Lady. There will be a small collection of items available to bid on, each a tribute to Lady’s strength, spark, and resiliency. The proceeds from the event will support our

You may have noticed that Guillermina has the hairiest tail of all the elephants here at sanctuary. Rana also has some hair on hers which, interestingly enough, started to grow after her arrival here. But the other girls are hairless (which is common in captive elephants) and

Just another look at one of the young barn owls in our wildlife recovery program. This one is perched at the top of the flight cage. Beautiful!

The 100 life-size traveling elephants, "The Great Migration" were unveiled in New York yesterday. Shermin de Silva, an assistant professor of ecology at the University of California, San Diego, hopes the installation will help people understand how much space they need.

Today, we are sharing a story from one of our elephant caregivers, Michele, about the variety of elephant noises she hears during her days and nights at the sanctuary. Read it here: globalelephants.org/sanctuary-stor… Photo of Mara peaking around a sapling

It's pretty rare to see Maia this clean. Lately, the girls have had a very thick, dry layer of dirt on them from their frequent mud bathes during the dry season. But, Maia must have just gotten back from a swim in the pond when we found her here.

Lady's commemorative online auction opens tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. CDT. Proceeds from the event benefit the sanctuary, its current residents, and the elephants to come. Have a look at the auction items here: givebutter.com/c/kTf0Pt/aucti… You do not need to register to view the

For this week’s Sunday Smile, we caught Rana and Mara on their morning walk down Creeky Alley Road in Yard 4, headed toward Yard 2. The girls are really taking their time, but Rana is swinging her tail enthusiastically. Both elephants seem content moving at their chosen speed.

83 elephants in Namibia are set to be killed this week for their meat. As we think about this disaster and the 🐘 families who will witness this, we think also about humans' impact on animals worldwide, as we continue to take resources, space, and lives. independent.co.uk/news/world/afr…

We’ve been talking to our caregivers about what it’s like for them to work with elephants, and all the things they are learning. Today, we hear from Luisa about the skills that she thinks are essential as a caregiver assistant. She talks about the importance of teamwork and how

Since she has been gone, Lady’s absence has been felt around the world. Whenever an elephant leaves, a hole is left in our hearts. But, Lady had an especially unique way of connecting with anyone who knew her, which brought together so many of our followers and supporters from

In the city of Cankiri, Turkey, scientists have uncovered 9-million-year old bones belonging to an ancestor of our modern-day elephants. turkiyetoday.com/culture/prehis…

As part of the regimen we’ve created to help Bambi put on weight, we’ve increased her food intake, talked to a dietician, added different supplements, and switched things up as necessary along the way. We also bought her three kinds of horse treats. As with anything else, we did

After tallying over 200+ comments across our social platforms, it seems 95% of our followers believe it was Guille who enjoyed those treats, and about 5% believe it was Maia. Who is the bigger foodie? 🤔

A 12-year old elephant passed away yesterday at Fukuoka Zoo in Japan, and news of her death fails to even mention her name. She was given to Japan by Myanmar not even two months ago. The news states she became limp in both hind legs before testing positive for EEHV. The zoo

When Mara first arrived at sanctuary, she didn’t entirely know what to think about the little black anu birds that are all around the sanctuary. She was frightened of them at first, since they tend to fly low around the elephants’ feet. The birds like to eat the bugs that are

In the latest episode of our podcast Global Rumblings, Scott and Kat talk about the difficulties that came with Pocha and Guillermina’s rescue. In this snippet from the show, Scott is talking about the people who interfered with and slowed their transfer to sanctuary, resulting

The High Court of Kerala has restricted the State of Kerala and its Chief Wildlife Warden from issuing any permits for elephants to be brought into Kerala, calling the condition for captive elephants in the state "pathetic" and highlighting "the alarming number of elephants dying

We’ve mentioned before that the elephants get excited when they hear a 4-wheeler headed in their direction; they are hoping that it will be accompanied by food. In this instance, the sound is coming from the tractor. And elephants seem to love the big noise that comes from large

Fresno Chaffee Zoo's two new baby #elephants made their first public debut today, marking the beginning of their life on display. yahoo.com/lifestyle/fres…