pupy elephant: puppy elephant arrives at Brazilian shelter after 30 years in Argentina zoo

Buenos Aires: The elephant’s puppy arrives at her new home in a sanctuary in Mato Grosso, Brazil, and has since been there for 30 years after she has been criticized there after transforming from a zoo to an eco-park in the capital of Argentina.
The last elephant living in the Argentine city of Ecopark arrived at her destination in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest, the mayor’s office said in a statement.

The 35-year-old African elephant was transported in a large iron box on a truck, a task she had undergone months of training. The truck was flanked by vans, filled with caregivers and veterinarians. Argentine authorities say puppies (in Spanish) do not need sedation during a five-day trip to Brazilian elephant shelter.

Upon reaching the shelter, her veterinary escort opened the door for her, but the puppy was reluctant to leave the iron box. They said they fed her favorite food, fed her sugar cane and watermelon, and gave her a bath to refresh her.

The puppy will stay in the outdoor shed and she begins to adapt to her new home without rushing.
“Everything will happen at your own pace,” said the mayor of Buenos Aires.
In 2016, Buenos Aires pushed its transformation into a century-old urban zoo in the Palermo community to an ecological park to protect biodiversity and protect native species.
As part of this process, more than 1,000 animals (including lions, tigers, bears and apes) have moved to other countries with better living conditions.

A symbolic case is the orangutan Sandra, who now lives in the Great Ape Center in Wauchula, Florida, where she adapts and has friends of her own species.

Pupy arrived at Palermo Zoo in 1993 and is the latest animal to be transferred from Buenos Aires Ecological Park.

There are already five Asian elephants that have enjoyed Brazilian elephant shelter – including Mara, a former circus elephant who also ended up in the fences of the Argentine reserve, five years ago she conducted the same highway to the shelter and now she treks at least 10 kilometers a day.

Officials explained that the puppy would not be reunited with Mara in her new home “due to the natural differences between the two species.”

“The shelter is designed to separate groups and respect their biological and behavioral needs.”

Buenos Aires “Ecopark” will continue to accommodate animals, due to age or logistical impossibility, to be transferred to another habitat.