Minnie was used in traveling circuses and performances until the company that owned her was prosecuted for violations of the ...

As Nashville grows and changes at a breakneck pace, a parcel of land just an hour outside the city is growing increasingly wild — and has been for the past 30 years. The Elephant Sanctuary, in ...

HOWENWALD, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald is celebrating 30 years of elephant care. The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee was founded in 1995 and is the largest natural-habitat ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Come June, the Oakland Zoo will have the last remaining elephant in the Bay Area. This comes after the zoo announced plans to move their only female named Donna to an elephant ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Tennessee drivers will soon be able to show their support for a local animal sanctuary while out on the road. The Elephant Sanctuary is celebrating its 30th anniversary, and ...

Without space to roam, the world’s biggest land animals do not thrive — so what should happen to those in Europe’s zoos? One ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Zoo Knoxville announced on Friday that Edie had arrived at her new home at the Elephant Sanctuary. She was moved to the sanctuary as part of the care plan to ensure companionship ...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — An unusual convoy neared Argentina’s lush border with Brazil on Tuesday, after snaking through traffic-snarled roads for hours. Inside the specialized iron crate strapped to ...