Brazil opens Latin America’s 1st elephant sanctuary

Brazil has opened the first sanctuary with Guida and Maia in in the central Brazilian state of Mato Grosso for elephants to provide a home for an estimated 50 circus animals from across the region.The first phase of the project will host up to six animals. Guida and Maia elephants are thought to have come from Thailand, where they were illegally taken to be used in circus.Elepahnt . The sanctuary

was founded by the US-based non-profit organization Global Sanctuary for Elephants.It bought the land of 2,800 acres, for $1m (£820,000) to be paid over five years.

Brazil :

♦ Capital: Brasília

♦  Currency: Brazilian real

♦  President: Michel Temer