Changing Times for Elephants

We’ve said it before, our society has opened its eyes to the truth of who elephants are and the damage that we have caused them for our own entertainment. Now we’re watching this growing trend accelerate....

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Our Wild World interview with Scott Blais

“Our Wild World” interview with Scott Blais discussing the impact of captivity on elephants and the life altering changes that take place once at sanctuary....

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Chendra at the Oregon Zoo

Story by anonymous- I worry about each one of the elephants at the Oregon Zoo, and I generally worry about them in this order: First Chendra (she was taken from the wild in Asia); Then Rose-Tu (she was beaten so severely by a zookeeper that it changed Oregon state law regarding…...

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Continued Sanctuary Land Search

From the beginning we said that we would keep you informed of the highs and the lows of sanctuary development, but recently we’ve been a little quite, mostly because we have been in a constant state of flux....

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Holiday Care Package for Ramba

Ramba steals the heart of everyone lucky enough to have the opportunity to know her. She is smart, curious, a little cheeky and she knows what she likes!...

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180 Degrees

Story by anonymous  I’ve always had a deep love for animals, and known I wanted to work with them in some capacity. I was majoring in Animal Science at a university in the states. Our professor had a great relationship with the local zoo, and we made a fieldtrip there to…...

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