Meet Mundi!
Mundi is a wild-born African savanna elephant, one of 63 young African elephants brought to the United States by eccentric millionaire Arthur Jones in 1984. Jones orchestrated a rescue mission to bring the calves to his Jumbolair estate in Ocala, Florida, after mass culling organized by the Zimbabwe government left them orphaned.
In 1986 Jones broke up the young herd and sold them to zoos, circuses, and private individuals. Following a brutal attack that left her with one blind eye and a permanently damaged tusk, Mundi was sold to the zoo in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.
Mundi had been on display at the zoo since 1988. For nearly 35 years, she lived alone in an area of about 15,000 square feet with access to an enclosed shelter.
The zoo had been closed to the public for years, resulting in growing financial difficulties and losing its USDA license.
In 2018, Mundi was under contract to come to ERNA, but the struggling government imploded, and all contracts were canceled.
Finally, in February 2023, the US Department of Justice ordered the zoo's closure and the relocation of all the remaining animals to reputable sanctuaries. Shortly after, we were once again asked to accept Mundi. On May 12, 2023, Mundi landed in pachyderm paradise and became Elephant Refuge North America's third elephant and first African.
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Vitals
Mundi is 8' tall and weighs 8,000 pounds.
• Species: African savanna elephant
• Gender: Female
• Birth: May 12, 1982
• Birth Place: Zimbabwe
• Physical Characteristics: Mundi is blind in her right eye and has a damaged right tusk
• Personality Traits: Calm and Curious
• Friends: Bo, Tarra, Mala and Samie

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Mundi stories are located in EAI in the News.https://elephantaidinternational.org/eai-in-the-news/.
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