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Pelusa Part II: Dr. Rinku Gohain and Kat Blais’ Visit

Pelusa Part II:  When Dr. Rinku Gohain and myself (Kat Blais, GSE Co-founder) arrived at the La Plata Zoo in December and walked out into the yard to see Pelusa both our hearts sank. We said nothing to each other, just quietly observed the stoic, sad figured who wore exhaustion…...

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Pelusa Part I: Her Rescue Update

Pelusa Part I: her rescue update.  This is Pelusa. She is strong yet frail, cooperative yet stubborn and stunningly beautiful although her body continues to betray her. We hope for her to be one of the next two elephants that come to Elephant Sanctuary Brazil (currently waiting on CITES permits.)…...

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The Transport Container For Pelusa

Time to adjust the transport container for Pelusa. When we first made the containers for Maia and Guida they were made to meet flight specifications, just in case. Now that we know most of the elephants will be coming to sanctuary by truck, we are adjusting one of the crates.…...

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25,000 Likes On Facebook!

25,000 likes on Facebook- woohoo!! The quickest way to grow our elephant family is to grow our human one. Many thanks to those of you who followed along before Maia and Guida even arrived. Thanks to those who share with others in the hopes of helping elephants and those who…...

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Ramba Update From Consu in Chile

Ramba update from Consu- “March is in here and we can feel it with a soft changes in the weather, the morning are more fresh and also the night are more cold, during the day the hot still is with us but the soft wind help us to have nice…...

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Wall-E Catches Maia And Guida In The Pond

Not only did the caregivers catch Maia and Guida in the pond together last week, but we caught them a different day with the drone. And yes, so you know, we just randomly pick times to put Wall-E in the sky to check out what the girls are up to.…...

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