Animal Stories
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Mila’s move to be with other elephants
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Click Here to see a 14 minute video clip showing Mila’s move to her new family
Mila and Mary play trunks over -
Mila, Mary, and Shaba… a herd of 3. By Erin Ivory
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Shaba (L) Mary (M) Mila (R)
Shaba (L) Mila (R)
Mila and Mary’s relationship has grown and they still enjoy playing and hanging out together. Mary and Mila spend their nights together and their sleeping arrangements have moved over time to be closer and closer to each other. When the keepers arrived in the morning, they would [...] -
Pachyderms at Play: Mila and Mary’s relationship grows
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Mary & Mila eat first
– by Erin Ivory (Elephant Project Manager for Mila)
..and what happens on day two was amazing!!!
Click here to watch the video of Mila and Mary meeting
Mary & Mila side by side
Mary loves a back scratch
The first day Mila and Mary were introduced we were amazed at how calm Mila was. She [...]
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Mila’s move to be with other elephants
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Animal Stories Archive
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Mila Update
Posted on September 25, 2025 | No CommentsMila in her habitat Thank you to everyone regarding your queries about Mila. Franklin Zoo has taken great care of Mila who came to us less than four years ago when she was retired from the circus. In the years since she has arrived, Mila has undergone extensive rehabilitation where she has learned to make her [...] -
HUHA comes to the rescue
Posted on May 10, 2025 | No CommentsCarol, pig tail macaque HUHA - Helping You Help Animals is an animal sanctuary in Upper Hutt, Wellington, who do wonderful work rescuing, rehabilitating and re-homing animals in need. They have agreed to home all the remaining animals which noone else will take from the Franklin Zoo & Wildlife Sanctuary. 1x ex-circus pig tail macaque monkey, 3x [...] -
Campbell Live, The Life of Mila
Posted on April 29, 2025 | No CommentsClick here to view the Campbell Live show aired on 25 April as a tribute to Dr Helen Schofield and an update on Mila ex circus elephant. -
In loving memory of Dr Helen Schofield
Posted on April 25, 2025 | No CommentsToday, 25th April 2013, is the anniversary of Dr Helen Schofield’s passing. She taught us so much about caring for others and we miss her every single day. Her legacy will be carried on into the future by the many lives she has touched. Her animals are all safe and we are preparing Mila to go to her [...] -
Franklin Zoo - Future
Posted on April 26, 2025 | No CommentsFranklin Zoo & Wildlife Sanctuary closes and needs help to support the relocation and to care for the future of Mila, the ex-circus lone African elephant. -
Ruby, our African lioness
Posted on June 3, 2025 | No CommentsRuby, the lioness, RIP -
Mila the elephant retires to Franklin Zoo & Wildlife Sanctuary
Posted on May 19, 2025 | No CommentsFranklin Zoo and Wildlife Sanctuary in Tuakau has been the home for Mila the retired circus elephant for the past three years. With the tragic death of Dr Helen Schofield the Trust has relocated most of the animals and continues to care for Mila and raise funds to send her to her new home in the USA [...] -
Bobcats
Posted on April 20, 2025 | No CommentsBobcat Sakanni male THE TWO BOBCATS HAVE BEEN RETURNED TO THEIR ORIGINAL HOME AND CAN BE VIEWED AT HAMILTON ZOO. Our Bobcats love to sleep in their hammocks, but at dawn and dusk are very active playing and hunting for their food that the keepers hide for them. The female Kakisa and male Sikanni are litter mates 9 [...]