SANBI: Charley the elephant is responding well to his transitional programme

Charley the elephant has been freed, the first captive elephant to be released back into nature.Charley was said to be responding well to his transitional programme that he was moved to on Monday.He had been in the National Zoological Garden in Pretoria for the past 23 years, prior to spending approximately 20 years in the circus.The Elizabeth Margaret Steyn (EMS) Foundation announced this week that Charley was now at the Shambalala Private Game Reserve in Limpopo.In a statement, the foundation said Charley, was the last elephant in South Africa’s only national zoo, and the first to be…