Carol in the Media, News & Articles
In light of Bella’s unfortunate death, I am writing to request that my client be given immediate access to Tarra. As Tarra comes to terms with the loss of her best friend, she will need the support of those closest to her. There is no one better suited to fill this role than Ms. Buckley.
The Art of Cultural Brokerage: Recreating Elephant-Human Relationship and Community
Published in the Journal of Archetype and Culture, Spring 2010 by Carol Buckley and G.A. Bradshaw.
The Journey Home: Recovery and Renewal in Sanctuary
Gay Bradshaw, founder and executive director of the Kerulos Center, and Jill Robinson, Animals Asia founder and executive director, look at the principles that guide Carol Buckley and others in creating environments where animals can heal from trauma. From the magazine of the American Anti-Vivisection Society.
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The Elephant Sanctuary, April 2010
Outside of a small rural town in Tennessee sits a 2,700-acre safe haven for pachyderms from around the world. It’s also a site of friendship, everlasting bonds and reunions.
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Knight Watch, November 28, 2009
WHERE DO YOU FIND HEROES?
Carol Buckley trained her own elephant and traveled with circuses until realizing captivity is cruel to elephants. In 1995 she co-founded the Elephant Sanctuary - 112 acres in rural Tennessee. Operating on private donations and corporate sponsorships, it’s now 2,700 acres – the largest natural refuge of its kind in the U.S. It’s home to Tara, who lived in the back of a truck at a tire store; Shirley, who performed in a circus until a broken leg put her in the freak show; and 13 other rescue elephants. The Elephant Sanctuary doesn’t allow visitors—hoping these elephants can forget.
Knight Pierce Hirst has written for television, newspapers and greeting cards. Now she writes a 400-word blog three times a week. KNIGHT WATCH, a second look at what makes life interesting.
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The Urban Elephant
PBS Interview: Carol Buckley, Elephant Sanctuary Co-founder
Carol Buckley spent more than twenty years performing with her elephant, Tarra, in zoos and circuses before deciding the animals deserved a different life. In 1995, she and Scott Blais founded The Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald, Tennessee, an 800-acre preserve...
Carol Buckley spoke with NATURE about the sanctuary.
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Merlian News, May 16, 2005
Interview with Carol Buckley
Carol Buckley is cofounder, president, and executive director of The Elephant Sanctuary. Carol has over thirty years of experience in the care and management of elephants. She has an extensive background in developing elephant management programs and providing animal medical care.
In 1995, Carol co-founded the nation's first natural-habitat refuge for sick, old and needy endangered Asian elephants with her elephant, Tarra.
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Parade Magazine, Feb. 24, 2002
Article describes the Sanctuary came to be, "Tarra, the sanctuary's first resident, was my inspiration," Buckley explained. She went on to say that "The elephants are still captive here, but we can't release them into the wild because there is no wild to release them to. Their natural habitat has been destroyed. There isn't even enough room for the elephants that still live in the wild. So this is the best we can do for these girls for now." Many people read this article, raising awareness for the plight of captive elephants everywhere.
The elephants' friend; Carol Buckley runs a unique sanctuary for Asian elephants - founder of Elephant Sanctuary near Hohenwald, Tennessee, 1998
Carol Buckley still remembers the day the phone rang and she first learned about Barbara's plight. "It was February 1996," recalls Buckley. "She was near death, critically emaciated, and still losing weight. Her ribs and backbone were showing, her face was sunken. Repeated tests couldn't find anything wrong with her."
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