Winkie Arrives At The Elephant Sanctuary

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was an exciring day on Sepl 12 in rhe smali town of
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On chat day Winkie, an elephane
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fan roam the lush groqnds of the.sanctuary at wifl, each of the
other six resident pachyderms came over to say'lhi" to Winkie.
The gentle giants intercwined their rrunks, with each elephant
demonstrating excitement in her own way, at meetin$ihe newl
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ArkTrust Director of Programs MikeWinikoflwho had authored
several newspaper opinion pieces arguing forWinkie! release to
Sanctuary, attended Winkie's arrival. He noted that the
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highlight of the trip was when Winkie's chains were cut off. "For
the first time since she was less than a year old, Winl<ie
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unchained, as are the other elephanrs at the Sanctuary," said Mike.
"For the rest of her life, she will never again have to experience
chains." Winl<ie will be free to roam 222 acres at the Sanctuary.
The Sanctuary sits on 800 acres, which will eventually be fully
fenced and available for the elephants.
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The Arl< Trust is proud of the role it played facilitating Winl<ie's
move to The Elephant Sanctuary, and we thanl< and applaud our
partners in this effort, Citizens for the Humane Treatment ofVilas
Elephants and The Elephant Sanctuary.You can see live,24-hour
video of Winkie and the other elephants at the Sanctuary, and
read inspiring daily updates from "Winkie's Diary" by visiting
www.elephants.com on the Web.
The Ark Trust would like to say a special
"Thdnk You"
to ED STMPSON PHOTOGRAPHY
for providing much of the animal photography
featured in our newsletters, brochures and Web site.
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