Argentina’s last two elephants, Kenya and Tamy, are preparing to make their moves to the sanctuary from Ecoparque Mendoza. Kenya, a 44-year-old female African elephant, has lived alone at the former Mendoza Zoo for almost her entire life. Painted elephants decorate the wall on one side of her enclosure – a semi circle of barren, hard-packed earth. Kenya has her transport crate and has made good progress in her training. She’s spending time inside her transport crate voluntarily and is adjusting

Kenya, the female African elephant scheduled to come to sanctuary this year, has officially gotten her transport crate! In addition to completing her bloodwork and quarantine requirements, she now has access to the crate attached to her enclosure at Ecoparque Mendoza. Marcos, an Elephant Sanctuary Brazil caregiver, who worked with Johanna, a vet from Fondation Franz Weber on Kenya’s training for quarantine testing, is there now working with her to introduce her to this new environment. The proce

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