The first arrival — 43-year-old Burma — will be transferred from Auckland Zoo on Tuesday 12 November, and will immediately commence a standard 30-day quarantine period at Monarto Safari Park.
Burma’s arrival is incredibly exciting for Zoos SA, and for South Australia. We are thrilled to welcome her to her forever home, where she is the first of five Asian Elephants who will form a herd by the end of 2025.
As is a standard requirement for all international zoo-to-zoo animal transfers, Burma will be in quarantine at Monarto Safari Park for her first month where she’ll have the support, familiar company and expert care of her elephant keepers who are making the trip with her from Auckland.
Burma will not be visible to the public during her 30-day quarantine period.
