Ramba

Female African elephant Ramba looks ahead with her trunk up and mouth open

Happy 12th Anniversary to GSE!

August 29, 2025

A dozen years ago today, Global Sanctuary for Elephants was founded, and Scott and Kat Blais prepared to create the first sanctuary home for elephants in all of South America. At that point, there was still no land acquired, but there were already elephants in need, which is why Scott…...

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The difference even a day makes

December 26, 2021

Although Ramba’s time at sanctuary was short, it meant everything. Imagine living for decades without seeing another of your species. We can’t know what Ramba was thinking or feeling over her years in captivity, but it is very likely that she felt truly, utterly alone at times. Yet Ramba had…...

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Sanctuary Memory: Kat Shares Ramba and Maia’s First Touches

December 6, 2021

Kat is sharing a story of Ramba, Rana, and Maia, and their first interactions in this month’s Sanctuary Memory. Ramba could have written a book about her life but, at Elephant Sanctuary Brazil, her introduction to Rana was less than noteworthy. ...

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Sanctuary Memories: Morning Light With Ramba

November 1, 2021

Many of you may remember the late, beloved elephant, Ramba, who was one of the inspirations for creating Elephant Sanctuary Brazil. We first learned about Ramba all the way back in 2009 and had been searching for a way to help her for years. Once Scott and Kat made the…...

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Video: First Steps to Freedom

July 4, 2021

The story of each elephant here at Elephant Sanctuary Brazil is unique and, when we stop to look back, the work that each individual has done to heal is awe-inspiring. Elephants are remarkable in their power to overcome past challenges and understand the opportunities their new lives hold for them.…...

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New Ramba Documentary

January 19, 2021

This eleven-minute documentary on Ramba was recently released by Estilo Animal, and we wanted to share. Here is the link – https://youtu.be/rQB8to9BdpI The video is in Spanish, but there are English subtitles.  If the subtitles don’t appear automatically, you can select the “CC” in the upper corner of the video. For those…...

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