EAI IN THE NEWS

May 22, 2023 - elvocero.com

La fundadora y presidenta de EAI, Carol Buckley, temía por su seguridad y la de Mundi mientras se preparaban para el traslado de Mundi al Santuario de Elefantes de América del Norte.

May 22, 2023 - Tallahassee Democrat

EAI Founder and President Carol Buckley describes how Mundi is settling into her new home and new life.

May 19, 2023 - tallahassee.com

May 16, 2023 - One Green Planet

Mundi, a 41-year-old female elephant, who spent 35 years in isolation at Mayaguez Zoo in Puerto Rico, has been relocated to her forever home at Elephant Refuge North America (ERNA) in Attapulgus, Georgia.

May 15, 2023 - Global Press Journal

Revelations of animal abuse prompted a national debate about the fate of Puerto Rico’s oldest zoo — and its residents.

May 15, 2023 - Daily Express (UK)

A lonely, partially-blind elephant that was held in captivity for 35 years at a zoo in Puerto Rico has finally been freed and arrived at her new forever home on Friday.

May 15, 2023 - Nature World News

An abused elephant who had spent 35 years being kept alone in a zoo in Puerto Rico has finally been rescued and has arrived at her new, permanent home.

May 15, 2023 - Jacksonville Business Journal

In terms of the transportation and logistics, the scene on the tarmac of Jacksonville International Airport Friday afternoon was about as complex as a military maneuver — but it was really an elaborate animal rescue.

May 15, 2023 - The Post-Searchlight

When Elephant Aid International first came to Attapulgus, founder Carol Buckley’s legal battle for custody of Tarra was still ongoing, and the sanctuary wouldn’t be approached about taking in Bo for a few years yet. The sanctuary’s inaugural resident was initially supposed to be Mundi...

May 12, 2023 - WJCL-Savannah

The Puerto Rico facility closed after multiple animal welfare complaints.

May 12, 2023 - jacksonville.com

Photo story on the operation to move Mundi from Puerto Rico to her new home at Elephant Refuge North America in Attapulgus, GA.

May 12, 2023 - CNN Puerto Rico

Tras la clausura permanente del zoológico de Puerto Rico debido a las quejas por maltrato animal, uno de sus animales exóticos, la elefanta Mundi, tendrá un nuevo hogar en Georgia.

May 12, 2023 - Associated Press

Photo: Transport workers move a container carrying the elephant named Mundi from the Dr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, Thursday, May 11, 2023.

May 12, 2023 - CNN/WJCL

The Puerto Rico facility closed after multiple animal welfare complaints.

May 12, 2023 - News4Jax

A lonely African elephant, a rhino and two hippos touched down in Jacksonville Friday afternoon after a three-hour flight from Puerto Rico. If video won't play, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKvSciohYqo