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EIB High Note: Elephants! May 6, 2021 JASON: We end every show on what we call the EIB High Note, a piece of positive news dedicated to Rush’s optimism, which he had so much of. For today’s High Note, retirement is looking good for some former circus elements thanks to a new habitat at Florida’s White Oak Conservation Center. The retirees are from the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus where elephants played a central role for most of its 146-year history. In 2016, they retired the...

'Karmic Payback' For Retired Circus Elephants Loving Florida Life - Jacksonville, FL - Forced to entertain us in circuses, these sentient creatures discover at an expansive Florida sanctuary what it's like to be an elephant.

CBS News A herd of former Ringling Bros. circus elephants retired to Florida. This is their beautiful new home. Thirty-five members of the largest Asian elephant herd in the western hemisphere are being shipped to a lush new habitat at Floridas White Oak Conservation Center — a far cry from the days of forced performances and conditions that many animal lovers considered abusive.  The elephants are retirees from the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.  Just beginning in the spring, t...

A Look At A Herd Of Former Ringling Bros. Circus Elephants Home In Florida Thirty-five members of the largest Asian elephant herd in the western hemisphere are being shipped to a lush new habitat at Floridas White Oak Conservation Center — a far cry from the days of forced performances and conditions that many animal lovers considered abusive.  The elephants are retirees from the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.  Just beginning in the spring, the first 12 animals in the herd h...

The herd will be the largest in the Western Hemisphere. Most of the elephants previously traveled nationwide with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus until they were retired in 2016 White Oak Conservation is building a 2,500-acre habitat including grasslands, forests and wetlands for the elephants. YULEE — A luxurious dust bath along with a satisfying butt scratch against a stone barn wall, and Myrtle  was ready to mosey into the forest nearby to forage for a morning snack or indulge i...

First group of retired circus elephants settle in at White Oak Conservation near Jacksonville The first phase of the elaborate habitat is finished — clearing the way for the recent arrival of the first group of elephants. Author: Teresa Stepzinski Florida Times-Union Published: 10:15 AM EDT May 3, 2021 Updated: 10:15 AM EDT May 3, 2021 JACKSONVILLE, Fla — A luxurious dust bath along with a satisfying butt scratch against a stone barn wall, an...

White Oak, which is a part of Walter Conservation, is a one-of-a-kind center for conservation. With 17,000 acres in northeastern Florida, it has long been dedicated to the conservation and care of endangered and threatened species, including rhinoceros, okapi, bongos, zebras, condors, dama gazelles, and cheetahs.

As feisty as his name implies, a critically endangered Black rhino calf is thriving after being born at White Oak Conservation — the internationally respected wildlife refuge north of Jacksonville. Rocky weighed in at 70 pounds when born in August at the nonprofit refuge for rare species owned by philanthropists Kimbra and Mark Walter. Now four months old, Rocky tips the scales at 250 pounds.  “Mom has been great and protective, keeping him very close,” said Brandon Speeg, director ...