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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 act. The elephants were moved to a small preserve south of Orlando which really wasn’t ideal. So ...

'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 Florida's 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 have been sent to the conservation center just south of the Florida...

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 Florida's 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 have been sent to the conservation center just south of the Florida-Georgia line. For conservationi...

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 in an old-fashioned wallow in a watering hole. Freedom: wild open spaces to explore or a relaxed day ...