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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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Female Asian elephant Guillermina stands outside the treatment barn in the Asian habitat. She's standing in tall green grass

Guille is Overcoming Her Uncertainty

April 22, 2026

Guillermina has been working hard to get used to having regular foot treatments done in the chute in the barn. Although she’s perfect for treatment along the fence at the training walls, the treatment chute provides not only a custom foot soak tub, if needed, it also gives caregivers access…...

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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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Female Asian elephant Guillermina with trunk up. There is a steel training wall to her right

Guille Gets Used To the Treatment Chute

March 25, 2026

Lately, with all of the footwork that the girls have been getting, Guillermina has been working hard on becoming more comfortable in the barn’s treatment chute. She’s never been fully at ease when walking all the way inside and having the gates closed around her, but she has been getting…...

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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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Female African elephant Pupy walks through brush while swinging her trunk to the left

Treatments With Pupy

August 5, 2025

Just as with Kenya, we are working with Pupy to get her used to a different type of treatment and checkup. She has experience with positive reinforcement training from her years at the ecoparque, but there were some things that her caregivers just couldn’t do because of the way her…...

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