Our Sanctuary
  •  The Elephant Sancturary was co-founded by Scott Blais, in 1995. This nations habitat refuge was developed specifially for the endangered African and Asian elephants.
  • It usually costs $125,000 annually to provide sanctuary for one elephant, and we want to rescue 100
About Us
Our Mission

The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee, founded in 1995, is the nation's largest natural habitat refuge developed specifically for endangered African and Asian elephants. The Sanctuary operates on 2,700 acres in Hohenwald, Tennessee — 85 miles southwest of Nashville.

The Elephant Sanctuary exists for two reasons:


To provide a haven for old, sick or needy elephants in a setting of green pastures,
dense forests, spring-fed ponds and heated barns for cold winter nights.
To provide education about the crisis facing these social, sensitive, passionately intense,
playful, complex, exceedingly intelligent and endangered creatures.