Pupy, the last elephant from the former Zoo in Buenos Aires, is training to move to Brazil. Although there is no set date, the departure day is getting closer.
In that sense, she is getting ready without haste. She enters the large iron box prepared exclusively for her to travel comfortably. The elephant seems to feel comfortable inside the enclosure.
Pupy, the last elephant from the former Buenos Aires Zoo trains to travel
Pupy’s training is to prepare her to reach the Elephant Sanctuary of Brazil (SEB), located in the state of Mato Grosso. There, she will start a new life with animals of her species.
But the transfer date is still unknown. There are still some difficulties indicating that it will not be an easy task.
“While the door of the box is open, she can come and go as she pleases. But when you go to close the door, she won’t let you; she feels there is a barrier behind her and that she is losing control,” explained to The Associated Press MarÃa José Catanzariti, operational manager of Animal Welfare and Biodiversity Conservation at Ecoparque.
Pupy will be moved to a sanctuary in Brazil.
The veterinarian has been closely following the animal’s training since December.
The goal is for her to feel safe because she faces a journey of four days straight by road to the neighboring country.
Pupy’s destination
Pupy will travel inside an iron structure, in which she was trained, to the Elephant Sanctuary of Brazil, located in Las lomadas de Chapada dos Guimarães.
There, she will be greeted by Mara, who also came from the former Zoo, with whom she shared a habitat at Ecoparque, and with Guillermina, Rana, Bambi, and Maia. All of them are Asian elephants, rescued from circuses and zoos in different Latin American countries.
Since 2016, authorities at Ecoparque have relocated over 1000 wild animals, such as lions, tigers, bears, and primates, to other countries where they enjoy much better living conditions. The orangutan Sandra now lives at the Center for Great Apes in Wauchula, Florida, where she has adapted and has friends of her own species.
When will Pupy travel
The former zoo will no longer have elephants.
Although everything is practically ready, there is still no confirmed travel date. According to reports, it will depend on when Pupy feels confident to undertake the journey.
The original idea was for the approximately 35-year-old elephant to travel with Kuky, and the permits had even been obtained, but unfortunately, Kuky passed away before being able to prepare.
“She needs to gain a bit more confidence when staying in the cage with the back door closed,” they wrote from the sanctuary in the daily update they provide on their YouTube channel and social media.
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