Julie spent 40 years in captivity before being released into a 1,000-acre sanctuary, a charity says.

The first resident has arrived at the Pangea sanctuary in Alentejo, presented as Europe’s first large-scale elephant refuge.

Julie, Portugal's last circus elephant, has arrived as the first resident at the Pangea Elephant Sanctuary in the Alentejo — ...

Europe's first elephant sanctuary will open at the end of this summer with help from World Animal Protection and Elephant Haven Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

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Nicole the Asian elephant was part of an elderly trio of zoo pachyderms, but the rest of her herd died last year A former circus elephant will spend the remainder of her years at a sanctuary in ...

An elephant got loose on Tuesday in Butte, Montana after escaping a traveling circus. The animal, reportedly named Viola, left the Jordan World Circus, which was set up at the Butte Civic Center, and ...