An elephant, known for performing tricks at the Boswell Wilkie Circus, has been released back into nature after 40 years in captivity. The elephant, formerly known as Charlie, was captured and taken ...

Charlie, aged 42, is the last elephant in South Africa's only national zoo, and the first to be released back into nature.

Next up was the last captive elephant in South Africa. Charley, an aging 4-ton African elephant, had outlived his fellow elephants at a zoo in the capital, Pretoria, where he’d stayed for more ...

The Pretoria Zoo is pursuing ‘retiring’ Charlie the elephant (42) from its zoological gardens into the wild. SA National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) spokesperson Nontsikelelo Mpulo ...

The EMS Foundation says that for more than 16 months it’s been pleading for internationally renowned zoo and captive elephant experts to assess Charlie’s condition.

The National Zoological Garden in Pretoria, a hub for South African wildlife research, public engagement and tourism, is celebrating its 125th anniversary. The only zoo with national status, has ...

Charley, a 42-year-old elephant, set to retire to a Limpopo nature reserve after spending 23 years at a Pretoria zoo.(Photo supplied by SANBI) Read this for free Be among those who shape the future ...