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Former Ringling Bros. circus elephants get new home in Florida sanctuary Updated May 05, 2021; Posted May 05, 2021 Former circus elephants in a group hug at a new wildlife sanctuary in Yulee, Fla. The White Oak Conservation Center announced Monday, May 3 that a dozen female Asian elephants have already arrived at the Yulee refuge.Stephanie Rutan/White Oak Conservation via AP Facebook Share YULEE, Fla. (AP) — Former circus elephants are starting to arrive at a new wildlife sanctuary in north...

The majestic giants will now get to call the 2,500-acre refuge in Yulee home. Credit: Stephanie Rutan/ White Oak Conservation Author: 10 Tampa Bay Updated: 7:01 PM EDT May 3, 2021 YULEE, Fla. — A moment more than three years in the making has finally come to fruition with a herd of Asian elephants settling into their new home at White Oak Conservation. Theyre the first of 30 elephants who previously traveled across the U.S. with Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Ba...

Retired Circus Elephants Find Refuge At Florida Sanctuary 05/04/21 AT 11:25 AM Retired circus elephants are finding refuge at a new Florida wildlife sanctuary that specializes in endangered and threatened species as a dozen of these large creatures started arriving at their new home on Monday.  The White Oak Conservation Center in Yulee, Fla., located just north of Jacksonville, will soon hold over 30 elephants that once performed for traveling circuses. Once the wildlife sancruary is complete...

Former circus elephants begin to arrive at Florida sanctuary The Associated Press Tags:  This April 2021 photo provided by White Oak Conservation shows former circus elephants in a group hug at a new wildlife sanctuary in Yulee, Fla., north of Jacksonville. The White Oak Conservation Center announced Monday, May 3 that a dozen female Asian elephants have already arrived at the Yulee refuge. Most of the animals previously traveled with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus until they we...

From ring to refuge: Asian elephants arrive in Northeast Florida The first wave of elephants arrived safely at White Oak Conservation Published:  Updated:  Tags:  (Photo credit: Stephanie Rutan/White Oak Conservation. Video credit: White Oak Conservation.) YULEE, Fla. – The first herd of 12 Asian elephants arrived safely in their new forest habitat at White Oak Conservation, a refuge for rare species funded by philanthropists Mark and Kimbra Walter, according to a news release. They will ...

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...

The majestic giants will now get to call the 2,500-acre refuge in Yulee home. Author: 10 Tampa Bay Updated: 1:27 PM EDT May 5, 2021 YULEE, Fla. — A moment more than three years in the making has finally come to fruition with a herd of Asian elephants settling into their new home at White Oak Conservation. Theyre the first of 30 elephants who previously traveled across the U.S. with Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey circuses until they retired in 2016. Now, a...

Letters: I-295 needs to be expanded Letters from readers I-295 needs to be expanded I am a business major at Florida State College of Jacksonville. I moved to Jacksonville in August 2020, and one of the first things I noticed is that there is only a two-lane highway that runs around the whole entire city. With Jacksonville being ranked the 12th biggest city in the United States, I think that it’s time that we start to advocate for an expansion of this highway into three or maybe even four lan...

Bermuda-based Bacardi Limited announced that George H. Dorion, 91, a longtime company leader and great-grandson of founder Don Facundo Bacardí Massó, died April 14 in his Jacksonville home. “For more than 25 years he dedicated himself to evolving the business by helping us lead the way in environmental responsibility and supporting development of new products that appealed to the trends of the moment,” said Facundo Bacardi, chairman of family-owned Bacardi Limited.  Bacardi Bottling Corp...