EAI IN THE NEWS

December 15, 2021 - USA Today

After a more than 11-year legal battle, Carol Buckley and Tarra, a 47-year-old Asian elephant who Buckley calls her best friend, were reunited at a Georgia elephant refuge last month.

December 13, 2021 - WCTV

Bo the Elephant has a new friend at Elephant Refuge North America in Attapulgus, Georgia. The new elephant’s name is Tarra and she is 47 years old.

December 13, 2021 - WTXL

Just months after welcoming its first elephant, Bo is getting a new neighbor at his South Georgia refuge. Tarra joins Bo as the second elephant at the refuge. Carol Buckley, CEO and President of Elephant Aid International has known Tarra since the 1970s.

December 9, 2021 - People Magazine

As a young woman, Carol Buckley bought baby elephant Tarra out of a neglectful situation, then trained her to be a star, eventually founding a sanctuary to house the animal after retirement

December 9, 2021 - Yahoo News

An 11-year custody battle for an elephant named Tarra recently ended at the Tennessee Supreme Court. Tarra is back with Carol Buckley, the animal's original caretaker and owner, who first met Tarra in 1974 when the elephant was an 800-pound baby.

December 9, 2021 - BainbridgeGA.com

Carol Buckley has moved her elephant Tarra to Elephant Refuge North America (ERNA), an 850-acre natural habitat refuge in Attapulgus, GA. Tarra joins Bo, a 34-year-old castrated male elephant who arrived at the Refuge in September.

November 30, 2021 - Nashville Scene

The longtime inhabitant of Hohenwald’s The Elephant Sanctuary has headed south to Elephant Refuge North America

November 29, 2021 - News Channel 5 Nashville TN

Just over one week ago, Tarra the beloved Asian elephant at the Hohenwald sanctuary in Middle Tennessee, made the move south to Georgia.

November 24, 2021 - Lewis County Herald

Tarra, the beloved elephant who gained national attention at The Elephant Sanctuary in Lewis County, was reunited Thursday with her rightful owner Carol Buckley. With the decade long custody battle for the 7,000-pound animal finally over, the two now head to Georgia and Buckley's new Elephant sanctuary.

November 18, 2021 - Eminetra

Tara leaves Hohenwald’s Elephant Reserve after a court battle over the protection of Tennessee’s most famous elephant. She will be transferred to Georgia.

November 18, 2021 - WKRN

Tarra the beloved elephant who garnered national attention at The Elephant Sanctuary in Lewis County reunited with her rightful owner Carol Buckley on Thursday.

November 18, 2021 - News Channel 5 Nashville TN

The legal battle over custody of Tennessee's most famous elephant is over and Tarra is leaving the Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald.

October 15, 2021 - WRDW

Staff at Elephant Refuge International say Bo, the Asian male elephant who arrived three weeks ago at the new vast reserve in southern Decatur County, has settled in quickly.

September 29, 2021 - The Post Searchlight

Thursday afternoon was a huge day for Elephant Refuge North America and Elephant Aid International founder Carol Buckley, as they welcomed their first elephant, Bo, to his new home in Attapulgus.

September 28, 2021 - Tallahassee Democrat

Bo, a former circus elephant, is the first resident to spend the rest of his life at Elephant Refuge North America, which is located in Attapulgus, Georgia.