Fifty-year-old Asian elephant, Ramba — “elephant in Chilean” — is finally free! After surviving 40 years in a circus and seven in a roadside zoo, she has arrived at Elephant Sanctuary Brazil in Chapada dos Guimarães, where she will spend the rest of her life in peace and tranquility.
After learning of her story, Chilean animal welfare organization Ecopolis reached out to Global Sanctuary for Elephants for assistance with obtaining her release. Ramba finally gained her freedom from her life of torment and agony, but as no sanctuary of this kind existed in South America at the time, she ended up waiting confined in a roadside zoo.
This is sadly a common situation. After animals are released from exploitative and abusive situations like circuses, there is often no place for them to go. Even if there are homes waiting, often they do not have the resources, space, or trained professionals to give the rescued animal a truly healthy and happy life. In certain instances, the new homes do not provide any respite as other forms of abuse and cruel practices await the animals there.
Thankfully, Global Sanctuary for Elephants stepped in again and, in partnership with Dr. Joyce Poole of ElephantVoices, created Elephant Sanctuary Brazil. Scott Blais, the CEO of Global Sanctuary for Elephants, hopes that the sanctuary will provide comfort for Ramba and be a place where she can feel peace and happiness.
Blais says, “We know that sanctuary life can make a profound difference to the health and well-being of captive elephants. Our objective is to develop an international collaboration to ensure a safe, secure and humane future for captive elephants through the creation of spacious, holistic, natural habitat elephant sanctuaries.”
Ramba will have two other elephant companions and 2,800 acres of land to explore. Although her journey has been long and arduous, we truly hope that as Ramba settles in, it becomes a happy and safe place for her to live out the rest of her days feeling security and love.
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Beautiful — God Bless you — God Bless Ramba — God Bless all the Elephants — THANK YOU for being there for them.
It’s a miracle that Ramba has lasted for 50 years after having such a sad life at the hands of sadistic sick filth. AKA human beings. You must have a very strong heart Ramba and a very strong will. I am a nice human and look up to you for your resiliency. I love you and I wish you to have a very happy life. And thank you to the good people who rescued you.
THANK YOU TO PETA FOR RESCUEING THE PELICANS AFTER THE HURRICANE!! MY DEEPEST GRATITUDE GOES TO ALL OF YOU WHO PARTICIPATED. I WAS JUST WATCHING PELICANS FLY OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN TODAY, IN LA JOLLA, CA. I LOVE HOW THEY FLY JUST ABOVE THE WATER, WATCHING FOR FISH TO EAT AND NEVER LETTING THE BREAKING WAVES SMASH INTO THEM. THESE ARE ELEGANT BIRDS.
TO ALL OF YOU WHO HELP ELEPHANTS, RESCUE THEM AND SEND THESE WONDERFUL ENORMOUS, LOVING MAMMALS TO SANCTUARIES: YOU ARE THE GOODNESS THAT ONLY SOME HUMAN ANIMALS HAVE, BUT YOU GIVE US ALL HOPE. THOSE OF US WHO ARE TOO OLD, OR TOO PHYSICALLY WEAK TO HELP OUT, AS I AM, I GIVE YOU MY HEARTFELT THANKS TO YOU— FOR YOUR KINDNESS & COMPASSION. THE WORLD IS A BETTER PLACE BECAUSE ALL OF YOU ALL– WHO CARE ABOUT NON HUMAN ANIMALS, AS DO I.
So happy 🙂
Glad the elephant is at a santuary to live her life out,safe. God bless the human that saved her.
I want to help
WONDERFUL NEWS ……………..THANKS TO ALL WHO HELPED SAVE THESE MAJESTIC ANIMALS .
BEST WISHES …………………….FOR A WONDERFUL LIFE!
50 years old. She had to wait this long for freedom.
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All animals should be blessed with a life filled with love.
God bless her. Now she can enjoy the rest of her life. At last !!!!!
STOP THESE EVILS WICKED DAMNED PEOPLES HURTING AND KILLING THESE POOR INNOCENT BEAUTIFUL BABIES
So glad!
PLEASE PLEASE!!! GIVE THIS “PRECIOUS SOUL” RAMBA THE ELEPHANT HER BEST FOREVER FULL OF LOTS OF “LOVE LIFE” ….
GOD IS WATCHING ALL YOU !!!!
Stop this cruelty
This is such a nice story and I am so happy that Ramba will not have to spend the rest of her life in slavery and captivity. I pray that all the animals (lions, tigers, bears, elephants, etc.) will be emancipated from these cruel and antiquated circuses.
Thank you to all of your team that made this happen.
What a relief that this abused elephant has been saved by Global Sanctuary for Elephants! She couldn’t have been rescued by a better place. She will get to finally enjoy her life.
Bless her. May she live the rest of her life at peace. Thank you.
Thank God she has safety and a proper place at last!!!!
Thanks to everyone who put in hours of work toward ensuring that Ramba has a peaceful, rewarding retirement. May Ramba spend many lovely years in friendship with other elephants.
Hooray!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well done to all concerned in the release of this tortured creature.
BRILLIANT.
God bless you Ecopolis!!!
I am so very glad to hear it. I hope Zamba has a good retirement. Thank you to all who who are responsible for rescuing her and looking after her.
I am happy for Ramba! I hope she enjoys her “retirement”.
freedom at last