EleFact Friday: Elephant Appreciation Day

Happy Elephant Appreciation Day from all of us here at Global Sanctuary for Elephants! A day established in the United States in 1996, we use this opportunity to spend a little extra time reflecting on not only the amazing capabilities of the species itself, but all of the ways that…...

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Lady and the Maintenance Crew

There’s always work to be done at the sanctuary and, at the moment, some of our staff have been working on cleaning and repainting the bars in the female Asian barn, which can be rather noisy at times. Lady has been keeping closer to the barn lately and she seemed…...

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Bambi At the Mud Wallow

Bambi had a small training session this morning. During the treatment, she seemed to be bothered by the insects surrounding her. The caregivers got some bug spray to help her out, but she didn’t seem particularly interested in that. After her session, Bambi immediately went to the mud wallow to…...

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Guillermina Before and After

The elephants who arrive at sanctuary come here with their own unique issues to tackle. You may remember that Guillermina and Pocha arrived at Elephant Sanctuary Brazil, they had a lot to learn about what their lives could be in this new world, and what it meant to be around other…...

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Help Us Feed the Elephants

For the month of September, Global Sanctuary for Elephants is launching a new campaign to Feed the Elephants. As you have seen from our videos, it takes a massive amount of fruits, vegetables, high-quality hay, and supplements to keep the girls healthy and happy. They deserve no less than the…...

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Sunday Smile: Sanctuary Rainbow

It might not be rainy season yet here at Elephant Sanctuary Brazil, but that doesn’t mean that we don’t get to enjoy some of nature’s most beautiful sights. The land is beginning to turn green again, which curiously seems to happen each year before the rain starts in earnest. For…...

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