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A French Woman Buys the Lao Elephants One by One

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Nicknamed the "kingdom of the million elephants", Laos is now home to only 800 individuals. A French woman, Wendy Legatt, has decided to act. On the banks of the Mekong River, she created the "Mekong Elephant Park": a reserve where she retires abused elephants that she redeems. Acquired one by one to their owners thanks to the donations of former visitors who have become patrons, they now live in an immense forest park, free at last.

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A French Woman Buys the Lao Elephants One by One

Nicknamed the "kingdom of the million elephants", Laos is now home to only 800 individuals. A French woman, Wendy Legatt, has decided to act. On the banks of the Mekong River, she created the "Mekong Elephant Park": a reserve where she retires abused elephants that she redeems. Acquired one by one to their owners thanks to the donations of former visitors who have become patrons, they now live in an immense forest park, free at last.

·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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France24 broke the news in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France on Friday, October 2, 2026.
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