Maia

It’s All in Good Fun

March 22, 2025

After breakfast, Maia and Guillermina were hanging out together in Yard 2 by the barn, and Bambi was relaxing by herself in Yard 1, enjoying some grass. That’s how we left them in the morning. But when we went back down to the barn after lunch, all three of the…...

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A Sleepy Morning

March 10, 2025

Overnight, Maia and Bambi crossed over the creek and into the back of Yard 5–so they seemed a little sleepy the next morning after a night of walking. It was rainy and cool, with the rain stopping just before breakfast time. Afterward, the sun came out and things turned pretty…...

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Maia, Guille, and Bambi Get on the Scale

March 8, 2025

Today was weigh-in day for Bambi, Maia, and Guille. To weigh them, we place load cells under the platform we built to create the scale. We keep the platform there permanently in the 2nd treatment chute in the barn, and since the elephants walk across it regularly, adding small electronic…...

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Who is Queen of the Mountain?

February 13, 2025

It’s still rainy season at the sanctuary, and that can come with lots of clouds and fog. On this particular morning, the rain was steadily coming down and it was misty all around. The showers began before breakfast with the girls and continued through the morning and during all of…...

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A Water Trough Bath for Bambi and Maia

February 12, 2025

After several weeks of rain in the forecast, then a couple days of cloud cover and cooler temperatures, the sun came out in full force this morning. It got fairly toasty, which meant the elephants were seeking various ways to cool off. Bambi barely finished her breakfast in Yard 5…...

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Bambi and Maia Enjoy the Water

February 5, 2025

Just like yesterday, the caregiver team went to give Bambi her eye drops in the morning and silliness prevailed. Once again, Maia and Bambi were waiting near the barn, though Guillermina was off on her own somewhere. The two elephants decided to spend some time in the little sprinkler by…...

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