Web Cams

We have two cameras at ARK 2000, covering both the Asian and African elephant habitats. The cameras broadcast live video from sunrise to sunset every day of the year.

Help PAWS Expand Our Web Cam Program

PAWS plans to expand our web cam coverage to include more cameras in different habitats, and to provide better connectivity so we can stream additional cameras at the same time. It has been difficult in the past to accommodate the thousands of visitors to our single web cam when the elephants move out of range.

PAWS operates on a very tight budget which prioritizes the needs of the animals, so funds for this expansion must come from other sources. If every visitor to our web cam donated just $1, we could fund new cameras and improvements which would allow visitors to follow most of the animals all day.

If you enjoy watching the elephants, please consider making a very small (or big) donation to our WEB CAM PROGRAM. Donors who contribute $20 or more will receive a complimentary Maggie Migration DVD.

You will need the free Windows Media Player (version 9 or later) to view our web cam. Download Windows Media Player by clicking here.

African Elephant Habitat Cam

There are four African elephants you may see on the web cam: Lulu, Ruby, Mara and Maggie.

Lulu, Ruby, Mara and Maggie are socialized and closely bonded; they are seldom far apart. Lulu is the smallest, followed by Maggie, who is also small with more predominant tusks. Mara and Ruby are the largest, looking like tanks moving across the landscape, Ruby has no tusks and Mara has one single tusk on her right side. The group ranges across the top of the hill, foraging for acorns, pulling branches and grazing on the dry grass.

For more information about the African elephants please click here.

Asian Elephant Habitat Cam

There are four Asian elephants you may see on the web cam: Annie, Minnie, Rebecca and Wanda.

After many years in the circus, Minnie and Rebecca spend most of their time together; Annie is usually near them but at a slight distance, and they are the three who are seen in the lake most of the time. Wanda is more rotund, with a distinctive right ear. She and Annie have become closer since the passing of Winky, Wanda's longtime companion. Wanda can often be seen sleeping among the oak trees on the hillside.

Like elephants in the wild, these girls utilize their habitat according to seasons. During the summer, they spend much of their time in the lake or the mudhole early in the morning, and disappear into the trees during mid-day, emerging in the late afternoon.

For more information about the Asian elephants please click here.