footwork

Female elephant caregiver Barb touches the knee of female Asian elephant named Baby who is in a treatment chute

Baby’s Having Training Sessions

July 2, 2026

We’ve mentioned in the past that Baby is working with her caregivers to get better at trunk touches, which right now means showing her she can trust them when they hold her nose, plus asking her to be gentle with it and to position it in a safe place. She’s…...

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Closeup of female Asian elephant Guille's right eye

Guille Gets Vulnerable During Treatment

April 13, 2026

As you know, Guille has been working hard to get used to being in the treatment chute for extended periods of time, and she’s making great progress. Recently, she’s walked in farther than she has in a while and let us close the front door, which is a big step…...

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GSE Founder Scott Blais lens over Asian female elephant Maia's foot. He is using a hoof trimming tool to trim her feet.

EleFact Friday: All About Footwork

March 20, 2026

So many elephants in captivity suffer from poor foot health. Foot conditions contribute to a high number of captive elephant deaths each year, something that wild elephants don’t have to deal with. In their natural habitats, elephants walk long distances on organic surfaces, so their pads and nails wear as…...

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Stella, a white dog with a brown face, runs down a red dirt sanctuary road

Stella Experiences Foot Trimming

December 22, 2025

Now that the rainy season has made itself at home, we’ve begun doing the kind of detailed foot maintenance that is difficult to do from the middle to the end of the dry season, when nails and pads become too hard to trim. The first elephants up are Guillermina and…...

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Female Asian elephant Bambi stands on the left facing right with her trunk in her mouth. Female Asian elephant Guillermina stands just to her right

Increase Your Elephant Knowledge

October 30, 2025

When writing about elephants, we occasionally use terms that some of our readers may not be familiar with. We thought we’d take some time to explain what they mean, so that perhaps it will help you understand elephant vocabulary a bit more....

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Female Asian elephant Mara stands face to face with female Asian elephant Rana

You Ask, We Answer: What Can You Do To Help?

October 27, 2025

We don’t definitively know the number of elephants who live in captivity around the world, though researchers are doing excellent work on identifying as many as possible. There are an estimated 15,000 to 18,000 captive elephants in the world, with Asian elephants making up the vast majority (around 16,000-17,000) and…...

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