Sanctuary Expansion

PAWS ARK 2000 sanctuary is located on 2,300 acres in California’s Mother Lode country, near the historic town of San Andreas. ARK2000 provides PAWS the opportunity to achieve its major goals and organizational vision. PAWS primary goal is to provide peace and “quality of life” to abused, abandoned or retired exotic animals. PAWS is committed to educating the public about the many issues surrounding wildlife in captivity. ARK2000 also will serve as a training and observation site for wildlife behaviorists, veterinarians and others, enabling them to observe captive wildlife in natural settings. To achieve these objectives at ARK 2000, PAWS must develop more habitat areas, construct veterinary care facilities and nutrition centers for the 100+ animals that are currently cared for at all three of PAWS’ sanctuaries.

Click here to learn more about sanctuary expansion plans.

HALFWAY THERE
In a few weeks, PAWS will break ground for the new barn and habitat for Nicholas and Gypsy at ARK 2000. The site is on a hill that connects to the existing Asian habitat and barn area; hopefully the two will enjoy being close to the other Asian elephants.

Nicholas and Gypsy continue to live together peacefully, each totally dependent on the other. They share food, play in the mud and sleep together, disliking their brief separations for trunk washes and other veterinary procedures. Our present plan is to keep them together, with constant monitoring for behavior changes, until it becomes necessary to separate them.

Through the generosity of Bob Barker, we have half the funds for construction of the barn and habitat, so we are beginning construction, but we will need funds to bring the two elephants to ARK 2000.

So many people have written us asking about this unique pair, and we try to keep everyone updated on their progress. We hope that all of you will take a moment and contribute to the fund for fencing the beautiful trees and hills to create a habitat for these two very deserving elephants. Nicholas at age 14 is already huge and very powerful so the cost of steel and cable fencing is exorbitant.

Total cost of construction for habitat        $1,718,000

Amount donated by Bob Barker                 $500,000

Amount donated by private donors              $71,885

___________________________________________

Total construction funds raised                  $571,885

Funds needed to complete habitat for Nicholas and Gypsy: $1,146,115

ONE LINEAR FOOT OF FENCING COST = $168.