ElephantVoices.org shares that the Amboseli elephant population is a cross-border population inhabiting both Kenya and Tanzania. The ecosystem includes Amboseli National Park and the surrounding conservancies and lands in Kenya (~8,000 km2) and the Enduimet Wildlife...

This post is by Elke Riesterer. Nestled in a beautiful pastoral landscape is Europe’s First Elephant Sanctuary, Elephant Haven. I have been very excited to visit this place knowing many elephants live in captivity in various states of the EU. Practicing body therapy...

This post is by Alyne Fortgang, of Humane Voters Washington. Elephant Sands is a modest lodge in Botswana which was started by Marie and Ben Moller out of their love for elephants. Tragically, Marie suddenly passed away a few months ago. Ben’s daughter and son-in-law...

This is a guest post by Trish London, DVM. As a consultant with Global Sanctuary for Elephants in Brazil, I spend a couple of months a year there. I also helped with the last 4 transports to the sanctuary. In addition, when I am not there I consult remotely with Kat...

This is a guest post by Steve Koyle of Elephant Care Unchained. The captive elephant is a tragic story. Throughout my 20 years of caring for elephants I’ve seen and witnessed a lot of pain and suffering. More so since I’ve established Elephant Care Unchained in 2016....

The word Anthropocene has been described as the 'great acceleration caused by humans' originating from the words 'anthropo' which in Greek translates to human, and 'cene' translates to new. In this new era, Earth has undeniably undergone a quickening of degradation...

This is a guest post by Scott Blais who manages, with Kat Haselau Blais,  Global Sanctuary for Elephants in Brazil. Working with and, more importantly, for elephants is an extraordinary life, and providing them with the freedoms of sanctuary leaves us at a loss for...

by amber brovelli  September, 2021 Mahatma Gandhi said, “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” No? This rings more true today than ever before with the transparency documented online in the world wide...

In the wild, elephants eat mostly grass, wild fruits, twigs, shrubs, bamboo and a variety of plants. Their main food source is grass when it is available to them. Elephants will also happily eat tree bark, plant roots and even soil. Elephants are herbivores and...