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Night Filled with Chatter

October 13, 2016

Last night was the first night that Maia and Guida have spent together, off chains, in decades. Scott and I are sleeping at the barn right now so we can tell you, it was a night full of talking, talking, talking, talking....

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Maia and Guida in habitat

First Day Off Chains and in Nature

October 12, 2016

Earlier this morning we let the girls in with each other after having them separated for the night....

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Barbara

Elephants, and Why to Honor Life is to Honor Death

June 8, 2016

This piece is not to try to convince or sway anyone’s judgment on the dying process, it is simply to share the infinite gifts I’ve learned from elephants as they take their last and most precious breath....

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Ramba in Chile

Helping Elephants on The Big Payback

May 3, 2016

Please join us on May 3rd to help raise the final $36,000 needed to complete a home for Ramba, Maia, Guida and other elephants throughout South America....

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Elephants, zoos and ‘education’

April 10, 2016

Revived discussions of the true educational value of zoos (with the import of the 17 Swazi elephants into US zoos under the guise of education and conservation) a study published in 2014 is getting fresh looks....

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Scott Blais welding

Welding Has Begun…but 6 New Elephants Need Your Help Today

March 25, 2016

Now that we have most of what we need, we have been able to kick things into high gear. First load of steel delivered, cut and moved to location, the site is cleared and the pad has been prepared, and now the panels are being welded together for the first…...

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