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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El primer santuario de elefantes de Portugal abre en el Alentejo

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Julie se ha convertido en la primera residente de Pangea, un santuario de 400 hectáreas en la región del Alentejo que se presenta como el primer refugio de gran escala para elefantes en Europa. Julie fue el último animal salvaje en cualquier circo de Portugal, tras la prohibición de 2018 que entró plenamente en vigor en 2024.

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