EAI IN THE NEWS

September 23, 2021 - WTXL

It’s a big day for South Georgia. Bo, a 10,000-pound elephant moved into his new home thanks to Elephant Aid International.

September 23, 2021 - WRDW

South Georgia’s newest resident is nearly 11 feet tall and weighs five tons. Bo, a 34-year-old male elephant who retired from the circus after performing for 30 years, arrived at Elephant Refuge North America in Attapulgus Thursday.

September 21, 2021 - Valdosta Today

Bo, a 34-year-old male elephant, will become the first resident of Elephant Refuge North America, in Attapulgus, GA, this Thursday, Sept. 23. He is currently scheduled to arrive at noon.

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.