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In this Feb. 9, 2011 file photo, an Asian elephant poses for a photo with visitors at Two Tails Ranch in Williston. A woman was seriously injured by an elephant at the ranch in August, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Elephant at Williston ranch injured woman, FWC says

2013-10-21 - Williston, United States.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokesperson Karen Parker on Monday said Diane Bedard was injured Aug. 26 by an elephant at Two Tails Ranch at 18655 NE 81st St. Bedard has been in the hospital since Aug. 26 with “life-threatening” injuries, Parker said. According to Parker, Bedard was at the house of the owner, Patricia Zerbini, taking pictures of the elephant.


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$10,000 fundraising drive for Elephant Adoption

2012-01-06 - Williston, United States.

Happy Holidays from everyone at Two Tails Ranch! Santa is bringing us an early christmas present. A new Asian Elephant is set to help extend our conservation and breeding program here at the ranch, but we need your help. We are in need of roughly $10,000 worth of upgrades. We only have two weeks to get our ranch ready to receive the new Asian Elephant


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Owner Patricia Zerbini has kept Luke since he was just two years old. If the gray giant seems more personable than his peers, it’s because of all the time she’s spent with him.

Cool Hand Luke. This amazing elephant is just one of the oversized residents that call Two Tails Ranch in nearby Williston home.

2010-04-21 - Williston, United States.

More than 200 elephants—as many as 40 at one time—have crossed the gates of Two Tails Ranch since it was founded in 1984. They arrive for various reasons and Patricia opens her doors and her heart to all of them. Some are boarded for Ringling Bros. when theyre not on the road; others are owned by zoos under renovation; and some are retired from a life of performing. If an elephant needs a place to stay—temporarily or permanently—Two Tails Ranch rolls out the welcome mat.


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Elephants won"t forget Harry Locker, a man who loved them

2007-01-18 - Williston, United States. JAY LEVIN

At the time of his death Jan. 7, Harry Locker, 52, was operations manager of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey's 20-acre farm for retired circus elephants in Williston, Fla. He joined Ringling in 1997 as an elephant handler. Harry Locker's death was sudden, and his family is awaiting the autopsy results. A graveside service was held Jan. 10 in Florida. The tombstone will have an etching of an elephant, his father said.


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Axel Gautier, 51, Elephant Trainer With Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Dies

1993-05-07 - Williston, United States. GLENN COLLINS

Axel Gautier, a leading trainer of elephants who had been a performer with the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus for 35 years, died on Wednesday in Shands Hospital at the University of Florida in Gainesville. He was 51. One of the elephants he was working with at the Ringling Elephant Farm in Wiliston, Fla., knocked him down and stepped on him, said Rodney Huey, a Ringling spokesman. Besides his sons, Michael, 28, and Kevin, 23, he is survived by his wife, Donna, three sisters and a g...


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5 Headlines about Elephants from Williston2013-10-21 - Williston, United States - Elephant at Williston ranch injured woman, FWC says 2012-01-06 - Williston, United States - $10,000 fundraising drive for Elephant Adoption 2010-04-21 - Williston, United States - Cool Hand Luke. This amazing elephant is just one of the oversized residents that call Two Tails Ranch in nearby Williston home. 2007-01-18 - Williston, United States - Elephants won"t forget Harry Locker, a man who loved them 1993-05-07 - Williston, United States - Axel Gautier, 51, Elephant Trainer With Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Dies

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