african elephants

Kenya Takes a Bath

July 9, 2025

For those of you who have been following Kenya’s journey to sanctuary, we hope you will enjoy this video of her having a fun and relaxing moment in the barn. It took Kenya less than 30 minutes to decide to exit her crate – one of the fastest exits in…...

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Photo of GSE co-founder Scott Blais tightening the chains holding down the transport crate carrying Kenya, a female African elephant, to Elephant Sanctuary Brazil

The End of Day 5: Winding Down With Kenya

July 8, 2025

Kenya is doing so well. She’s incredibly calm, eating a lot of alfalfa, and looking beautiful as always. While everyone is ready to be done with the long trip, Kenya is being an absolute rock star. It seems quite impossible considering we’re still on the road, but Kenya already seems…...

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Day 5: Johanna on Kenya

July 8, 2025

Kenya’s caravan is continuing to wind its way toward her new sanctuary home. After a day of some minor mechanical issues, the team is back on the road and making good progress. Here, Johanna, one of the veterinarians that helps work with all of the elephants at Elephant Sanctuary Brazil,…...

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Large elephant tranport crate sitting on the back of an 18-wheeler as they travel to sanctuary with Kenya, a female African elephant.

Day 5 Update: Kenya’s Home Stretch

July 8, 2025

Today is day 5 of Kenya’s relocation to the sanctuary and we are in the home stretch! Scott went live earlier on Instagram to give a small update. Everything is going well, Kenya is doing great, and we expect to get to the sanctuary tomorrow. We’ve had several people symbolically…...

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Tip of Kenya's, the female African elephant, nose while being offered some melon

From Last Night: End of Day 4 With Kenya

July 8, 2025

Scott was live with an update on how Kenya and the team are doing on the road. They’re stopping for the night after a very long day. Border crossing today was as seamless as can be, and though they had a small issue with the truck battery, everything is resolved…...

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A caregiver's hand reaches toward the elephant transport crate with a piece of watermelon

Day 4: No More Elephants in Argentina!

July 7, 2025

Kenya and the team are going through immigration, but they are on Brazilian soil. There are officially no elephants in Argentina. 136 years of captivity ended this morning at 6:59 AM....

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