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Sunday Smile: Elephants All in a Row

For this week’s Sunday Smile, we thought you’d enjoy seeing how the Powerpuff Girls occasionally greet us in the morning. It’s a simple and lovely way to start the day....

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Lady Snacks in the Forest

As Scott explains in the video, oftentimes Lady anticipates her meals and meets us at the fenceline to be fed. But other times, she prefers to continue doing her own thing and stays in one of the more wooded spots in Yard 5. We are happy to accommodate her wherever…...

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Five Girls at Weigh-Ins

Since it was time for weigh-ins, we took advantage of the elephants moving between Yards 4 and 5 to bring them into the barn where the scale is. The Powerpuff Girls were the first three through the chute, stopping on the scale momentarily, and then moving into the barn. They…...

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Sunday Smile: Muddy Maia

We don’t often get the opportunity to get photos or videos of Bambi and Maia spending time together, just the two of them. But we were lucky to be able to capture it on this particular afternoon, while they were just hanging out and grazing. For this week’s Sunday Smile,…...

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Mara Grazes Near Pocha’s Grave

Pocha is buried in a lovely area in Yard 3, somewhat near the barn where she and Guillermina first started to embrace their new sanctuary life. It’s also a spot that the other elephants like to visit from time to time. There is an abundance of greenery that they find…...

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Sunday Smile: Rehabilitated Baby Deer

We currently have a male deer calf in the rescue and rehabilitation program at ESB. He’s been doing so well that he will shortly be moved from the smaller enclosure – which we use to observe and care for him – into the larger enclosure (about 1 acre) – which…...

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