{"id":11294,"date":"2022-03-31T20:00:07","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T00:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes-2\/?post=elephants-lakes-and-counting-plants-episode-707"},"modified":"2022-03-31T21:33:01","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T01:33:01","slug":"elephants-lakes-and-counting-plants-episode-707","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/2022-03-31\/elephants-lakes-and-counting-plants-episode-707\/","title":{"rendered":"Elephants, Lakes and Counting Plants (Episode 707)"},"content":{"rendered":"

We meet two retired elephants who are calling the Elephant Refuge North America in south Georgia their home. We also kayak through Lower Lake Lafayette in a fun EcoAdventure. Plus, we meet a new contributor to our WFSU Ecology Blog, Dani Davis.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

Where do elephants go when they retire?   <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Bo and Tarra hanging out with their canine friend, Mala
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That may not be a question you\u2019ve ever asked, but WFSU\u2019s Mike Plummer sure did.\u00a0 In the case of two retired elephants named Bo and Tarra<\/a>, he found out they headed to the Elephant Refuge North America in Attapulgus, Georgia.\u00a0 They are the first residents at the sanctuary for retired elephants run by Carol Buckley. Mike first met Buckley in 2017<\/a> when she was first working to build the refuge. Now, 5 years later, we not only get to see the final result of what Buckley wanted to create, but we meet the pachyderms that now call the 850 acres of south Georgia home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Click here to go directly to Mike’s new story about elephants Bo and Terra and their new home.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Kayaking through Lower Lake Lafayette.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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