Julie, Africa-born elephant kept captive in a Portuguese circus since 1988, has become the first resident of Pangea — a 400-hectare sanctuary in the Alentejo region that presents itself as Europe's first large-scale elephant refuge. Captured in the wild roughly 40 years ago, she is also the last wild animal held by any circus in Portugal, following the country's 2018 ban that took full effect in 2024.
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Portugals erstes Elefantenreservat öffnet im Alentejo und nimmt das letzte Zirkuselefant auf

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Julie, in Afrika geboren und seit 1988 Zirkuselefantin in Portugal, ist die erste Bewohnerin von Pangea — einem 400 Hektar grossen Reservat in der Region Alentejo, dem ersten dieser Grösse in Europa. Sie war das letzte Wildtier, das in einem portugiesischen Zirkus gehalten wurde, nach einem 2018 verabschiedeten Verbot, das 2024 vollständig in Kraft trat.

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