Global Sanctuary for Elephants
@globalelephants.org
US based 501c3 that exists to help create sanctuaries for captive elephants. Our pilot project is Elephant Sanctuary Brazil. 2,800 acres of beautiful land to provide elephants with the space and freedom needed to recover from a lifetime of captivity.
Minnie has passed away at The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee. She was euthanized on Sunday after showing worsening symptoms consistent with kidney failure, including weakness and lack of appetite. www.wsmv.com/2025/11/25/f...
Former circus elephant dies at Tennessee’s Elephant Sanctuary
Minnie was used in traveling circuses and performances until the company that owned her was prosecuted for violations of the Animal Welfare Act.
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November 26, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Minnie has passed away at The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee. She was euthanized on Sunday after showing worsening symptoms consistent with kidney failure, including weakness and lack of appetite. www.wsmv.com/2025/11/25/f...
Kenya loves covering herself in a fresh layer of mud. 🥰
November 26, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Kenya loves covering herself in a fresh layer of mud. 🥰
Space is transformative for captive elephants. After years in tiny enclosures, exploring hills, grass, and trees helps them heal and reconnect with who they are. This GivingTuesday, help expand the Female Asian Elephant Habitat by about 200 acres. globalelephants.org/giving-tuesd...
November 26, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Space is transformative for captive elephants. After years in tiny enclosures, exploring hills, grass, and trees helps them heal and reconnect with who they are. This GivingTuesday, help expand the Female Asian Elephant Habitat by about 200 acres. globalelephants.org/giving-tuesd...
We did it! We have reached our first #GivingTuesday milestone on the way to our $150,000 goal! Unlock the first milestone surprise here: globalelephants.org/2025-gt-lock...
November 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
We did it! We have reached our first #GivingTuesday milestone on the way to our $150,000 goal! Unlock the first milestone surprise here: globalelephants.org/2025-gt-lock...
Guillermina has learned a lot from the older elephants at the sanctuary. While Guille zooms around with her youthful energy, grandma Bambi stands nearby -- a solid, grounding force.
November 25, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Guillermina has learned a lot from the older elephants at the sanctuary. While Guille zooms around with her youthful energy, grandma Bambi stands nearby -- a solid, grounding force.
Rest is healing. 💚 After Pupy passed, Kenya took longer naps on the soft dirt mounds her caregivers make for her. Now she’s resting less, exploring more, and still greeting everyone with her sweet morning energy. Read more: https://globalelephants.org/kenya-and-the-dirt-piles/
November 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Rest is healing. 💚 After Pupy passed, Kenya took longer naps on the soft dirt mounds her caregivers make for her. Now she’s resting less, exploring more, and still greeting everyone with her sweet morning energy. Read more: https://globalelephants.org/kenya-and-the-dirt-piles/
"The Department of Wildlife Conservation will continue the controversial #elephant drives despite some setbacks, including animals returning to areas from which they are ejected . . . elephants prefer their home range over designated protected areas." www.sundaytimes.lk/251123/news/...
November 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
"The Department of Wildlife Conservation will continue the controversial #elephant drives despite some setbacks, including animals returning to areas from which they are ejected . . . elephants prefer their home range over designated protected areas." www.sundaytimes.lk/251123/news/...
Every elephant’s tail is just a little different from their neighbor’s. Guille is well known for having the hairiest tail and Maia has the shortest. This Sunday Smile highlights Rana’s built-in fly swatter–longer than Maia’s and growing more hair all the time!
November 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Every elephant’s tail is just a little different from their neighbor’s. Guille is well known for having the hairiest tail and Maia has the shortest. This Sunday Smile highlights Rana’s built-in fly swatter–longer than Maia’s and growing more hair all the time!
At Ichihara Elephant Kingdom, a zoo in Japan, an #elephant mahout has died -- presumed to have been crushed by an elephant while he was inside the enclosure. Read more: https://japantoday.com/category/national/worker-from-thailand-dies-at-chiba-zoo-likely-crushed-by-elephant
November 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
At Ichihara Elephant Kingdom, a zoo in Japan, an #elephant mahout has died -- presumed to have been crushed by an elephant while he was inside the enclosure. Read more: https://japantoday.com/category/national/worker-from-thailand-dies-at-chiba-zoo-likely-crushed-by-elephant
Rana enjoyed her snack by the pond. 😄
November 23, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Rana enjoyed her snack by the pond. 😄
In many zoos and facilities around the world, captive elephants are kept in spaces no larger than a big backyard and often spend half their time confined to barns about the size of a one-bedroom apartment. For a species that has adapted to roam more than 30 miles in a single day,
November 22, 2025 at 9:54 PM
In many zoos and facilities around the world, captive elephants are kept in spaces no larger than a big backyard and often spend half their time confined to barns about the size of a one-bedroom apartment. For a species that has adapted to roam more than 30 miles in a single day,
We are close to reaching our first milestone and unlocking our first surprise! Donate toward the cost of the Female Asian Elephant Habitat expansion here: globalelephants.org/giving-tuesd...
November 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
We are close to reaching our first milestone and unlocking our first surprise! Donate toward the cost of the Female Asian Elephant Habitat expansion here: globalelephants.org/giving-tuesd...
Mara is standing in front of the female Asian elephant treatment center, otherwise known as "the barn". Unlike most captive elephant facilities around the world, the elephants are free to come and go from this barn as they please.
November 22, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Mara is standing in front of the female Asian elephant treatment center, otherwise known as "the barn". Unlike most captive elephant facilities around the world, the elephants are free to come and go from this barn as they please.
Can #elephants forecast the weather? ⛈️ A study found they may detect rain from up to 150 miles away, shifting their path toward storms. Following the rain helps the herd find drinking water and fresh vegetation. Read more: globalelephants.org/elefact-frid...
November 21, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Can #elephants forecast the weather? ⛈️ A study found they may detect rain from up to 150 miles away, shifting their path toward storms. Following the rain helps the herd find drinking water and fresh vegetation. Read more: globalelephants.org/elefact-frid...
The number of young male #elephants in Sri Lanka has increased more than the number of females, contributing to a rise in human–elephant conflict as the percentage of crop damage, loss of life, and property damage is significantly lower from female herds. www.dailymirror.lk/breaking-new...
Increase in young male elephants linked to rising elephant conflicts: Wildlife Dept. - Breaking News | Daily Mirror
The number of juvenile (young male elephants) in Sri Lanka has increased over the past three national elephant surveys, contributing to a rise in elephant–elephant conflict, Acting Director General of...
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November 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The number of young male #elephants in Sri Lanka has increased more than the number of females, contributing to a rise in human–elephant conflict as the percentage of crop damage, loss of life, and property damage is significantly lower from female herds. www.dailymirror.lk/breaking-new...
Kenya has been very busy in the mud wallow lately. It’s become one of her favorite spots and she’s often there when caregivers check on her. The mud almost certainly feels good on her sore feet and continues to soften her pads, which still need lots of work.
November 20, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Kenya has been very busy in the mud wallow lately. It’s become one of her favorite spots and she’s often there when caregivers check on her. The mud almost certainly feels good on her sore feet and continues to soften her pads, which still need lots of work.
Our female Asian elephant habitat expansion will add approximately 200 acres -- nearly doubling the habitat size! Donate today: globalelephants.org/giving-tuesd...
November 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Our female Asian elephant habitat expansion will add approximately 200 acres -- nearly doubling the habitat size! Donate today: globalelephants.org/giving-tuesd...
This GivingTuesday is made even more powerful thanks to an extraordinary group of donors who pledged to match up to $150,000 to our Room to Roam fundraiser, doubling the impact of your gifts! globalelephants.org/giving-tuesd...
November 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
This GivingTuesday is made even more powerful thanks to an extraordinary group of donors who pledged to match up to $150,000 to our Room to Roam fundraiser, doubling the impact of your gifts! globalelephants.org/giving-tuesd...
Kenya has a thing for greenery 🌿—and lately, she’s discovered a new favorite: pequi fruit! Native to Brazil’s cerrado, these treats are a hit with birds and local wildlife. Kenya is the first at sanctuary to try them, and she clearly approves. More: https://ow.ly/gUxj50Xt3I4
November 17, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Kenya has a thing for greenery 🌿—and lately, she’s discovered a new favorite: pequi fruit! Native to Brazil’s cerrado, these treats are a hit with birds and local wildlife. Kenya is the first at sanctuary to try them, and she clearly approves. More: https://ow.ly/gUxj50Xt3I4
An #elephant herd breaks walls and causes chaos in a community. "Shrinking ecosystems and resource pressures are driving wildlife closer to human life, blurring boundaries that once kept both safe" More: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/elephant-herd-leaves-path-destruction-220000930.html
Elephant herd leaves path of destruction after rampaging through town: 'They broke the walls'
The rampage came just a day after tragedy struck nearby.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
An #elephant herd breaks walls and causes chaos in a community. "Shrinking ecosystems and resource pressures are driving wildlife closer to human life, blurring boundaries that once kept both safe" More: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/elephant-herd-leaves-path-destruction-220000930.html
“In the name of tourism, we are turning a national symbol into an attraction. At what cost?” Read more about India's captive #elephant population: https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2025-11-16/stressed-sleepless-elephants-indias-sacred-animal-succumbs-to-the-pressures-of-tourism.html
November 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
“In the name of tourism, we are turning a national symbol into an attraction. At what cost?” Read more about India's captive #elephant population: https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2025-11-16/stressed-sleepless-elephants-indias-sacred-animal-succumbs-to-the-pressures-of-tourism.html
We wrote recently about how caregivers spend their days and, as I’m sure you read, they don’t have as much elephant time as many people might assume. Unless the elephants are getting treatments or meals, we try to give them the time and space they need to simply be elephants.
November 16, 2025 at 5:55 PM
We wrote recently about how caregivers spend their days and, as I’m sure you read, they don’t have as much elephant time as many people might assume. Unless the elephants are getting treatments or meals, we try to give them the time and space they need to simply be elephants.
When an elephant feels excited, they tend to reach for the nature around them to express their joy. They might grab a branch and show it off, drag it, or toss it into the air. They circle around and use their back feet to kick, sending sticks and mud flying. Bushes, shrubs, and small trees are often
November 16, 2025 at 6:16 AM
When an elephant feels excited, they tend to reach for the nature around them to express their joy. They might grab a branch and show it off, drag it, or toss it into the air. They circle around and use their back feet to kick, sending sticks and mud flying. Bushes, shrubs, and small trees are often
Donate to our GivingTuesday campaign early and help us take our next steps toward the expansion of the female Asian elephant habitat! globalelephants.org/giving-tuesd...
November 15, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Donate to our GivingTuesday campaign early and help us take our next steps toward the expansion of the female Asian elephant habitat! globalelephants.org/giving-tuesd...
Elephants aren’t just emotionally intelligent—they’re biologically built for it. 🧠 Their hippocampus, which drives memory and emotion, is even larger (proportionally) than ours. They feel deeply and connect in ways we may never fully understand. More: globalelephants.org/elefact-frid...
November 14, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Elephants aren’t just emotionally intelligent—they’re biologically built for it. 🧠 Their hippocampus, which drives memory and emotion, is even larger (proportionally) than ours. They feel deeply and connect in ways we may never fully understand. More: globalelephants.org/elefact-frid...