EAI IN THE NEWS

September 16, 2021 - DOGO News

On September 23, 2021, Georgia-based Elephant Refuge North America (ERNA) will welcome Bo. The 34-year-old male elephant has spent the past 30 years performing for the George Carden Circus.

September 15, 2021 - WFSU Local News

The excitement is building at Elephant Refuge North America just outside the small South Georgia town of Attapulgus. The protected habitat will soon welcome its first full-time resident.

September 10, 2021 - Valdosta Today

Bo, a 34-year-old bull (male) elephant, will become the first resident of Elephant Refuge North America (ERNA), an 850-acre natural habitat refuge in Attapulgus, GA. He is currently scheduled to arrive on September 23.

September 9, 2021 - WCTV

Elephant Refuge North America, an 850-acre natural habitat located in Attapulgus, Georgia, plans to accept its first resident later this month.

April 5, 2021 - The Third Pole

Nepali elephant owners hard-hit by the pandemic shutdown of tourism are defying international law to sell their animals to Indian buyers, in what EAI founder & CEO Carol Buckley calls an exodus.

November 6, 2020 - Nepali Times

EAI co-signed this op-ed urging Nepali elephant owners to improve the living conditions of their elephants and join the growing number of ethical tourism initiatives that allow tourists to observe elephants without interacting with them.

October 23, 2020 - Report Door

EAI is incredibly lucky to have Dr. Kushal Konwar Sarma, who is happiest when he's around elephants, as a member of our Advisory Council.

June 22, 2020 - The Kathmandu Post

With tourism in Nepal at a standstill, wealthy private elephant owners tell the media that they cannot afford to feed their animals. But the situation is complicated and the owners have brushed aside offers of help from Westerners.

May 20, 2020 - Atlanta magazine

An in-depth look at Carol Buckley’s life, from her first meeting with Tarra to her present work in south Georgia and Nepal.

May 20, 2020 - Good News Network

When the Covid-19 pandemic halted tourism in Asia, Carol Buckley and EAI came up with an ingenious solution to feed out-of-work elephants and help local farmers.

May 4, 2020 - Kennebec Journal

A Maine teacher and Carol Buckley have partnered to bring sixth and seventh graders into the world of elephants.

April 23, 2020 - Newsweek

Less tourists, less need for elephants. Once elephants are returned to their owners in the forested mountains, the elephants will have plenty of live vegetation to eat.

April 21, 2020 - Kathmandu Post

Coverage of EAI’s efforts on behalf of the privately owned elephants idled by the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 1, 2020 - Atlanta magazine

Atlanta magazine profiles the life and work of EAI founder and CEO Carol Buckley, from her youth to her latest initiative, Elephant Refuge North America.

January 31, 2020 - Nepali Sansar

Animal advocates, including EAI, appeal to the Nepali government to stop the abuse of elephants during the Visit Nepal 2020 campaign.