Performing Animal Welfare Society PAWScast

At last, Nicholas and Gypsy are HOME.Construction of the bull barn finally complete, on November 23, 2008, Nicholas and Gypsy made the move to their new habitat at ARK 2000. Bob Barker was on hand to celebrate and welcome them home. Click here to read more on the PAWS website.And to top it all off, today is Nicholas' birthday!

Maggie has now fully integrated into the ARK African elephant group and she is taking advantage of every inch of the habitat. In this update, join Maggie on her foray to the lake.

On May 15, 2008, Ruby celebrated the first anniversary of her transition to PAWS from the LA Zoo. Ruby's staunch benefactor, the wonderful Bob Barker, visited PAWS and brought Ruby a cake to commemorate the festivities.See video of Bob Barker's visit, as well as Ruby's overall transition, in the most recent PAWScast video update.And this just in: the Animal Planet series "My New Wild Life," featuring PAWS, has been slated to air daily starting June 30 at 3pm! Check the Animal Planet website for details!

We know it's been awhile since we brought you a new update... It's been a busy spring at PAWS!The Animal Planet Series "My New Wild Life," featuring PAWS, is now on the air Sundays at 7am Eastern Time. (Yep, that's 4am on the West Coast. Groan.) If you love the show as much as we do, send Animal Planet an email asking for a better time slot.Ruby celebrated her first anniversary with Bob Barker, and Bob also paid a visit to Nicholas and Gypsy in May. Check out the PAWS website for details and pictures.And best of all, Maggie is now one of the girls: she's out in the habitat full-time with 71, Mara, Ruby and Lulu and she has integrated beautifully!We've accumulated a lot of video content, so you can expect to see much more of the elephants in upcoming episodes.This week, we thought we'd share Maggie's migration video for those of you who haven't seen it. The video covers her trip via the US Air Force from Anchorage to ARK in San Andreas, and ends with some of the highlights since she's been at PAWS.Enjoy.

Nicholas and Gypsy, the last of the Illinois Hawthorn elephants, have been at PAWS for almost one full year, and news of them is long overdue. In this update, Ed Stewart talks about breaking ground on the bull habitat construction at ARK 2000 and the additional requirements of keeping bulls.Gypsy and Nic are doing well and we're delighted that their quarantine period is almost complete. The first anniversary of their arrival at PAWS will be April 1st, 2008. We want to say thanks to all of you who have supported these two very special elephants on their long journey to PAWS. We are especially grateful to Bob Barker, a true friend of animals and without whom, this chapter of Nic and Gypsy's story might well have ended differently.

All the love and attention lavished on Maggie in recent weeks has diverted the limelight a bit from the dear Asian girls, and we know you're eager for news of them, too!Maggie is doing beautifully, and her daily visits with her companions are growing longer and progressively less eventful every time. You can watch that process unfold on our webcam at approximately 2:00 pm Pacific time.In this video update we spent the morning with Wanda, Minnie, Rebecca and Annie in the Asian Habitat at ARK. It was a gorgeous warm day in Calaveras County, and Wanda joined the other girls at the top of "Annie's hill" for a few snacks and a chat. We thought we'd let Wanda speak for herself. Enjoy!

On February 13, 2008, Maggie made her first foray into the large African Elephant habitat with her four companions 71, Mara, Lulu and Ruby. Maggie and the others were excited to finally socialize without a barrier, rumbling and trumpeting their greeting in true African elephant style.PAWS' staff will continue this routine daily, gradually increasing the interval to build Maggie's confidence and physical stamina, until she is fully integrated.Watch the highlights of Maggie's first outing in our latest PAWScast video update.

We know you've been anxious for news of Maggie, so thanks for your patience while we waited for a break in the rain.We shot some lovely video of Maggie knocking down her first tree in the African habitat at ARK 2000. Enjoy!

Welcome back, and thanks for joining us for Pat's annual update on the animals at PAWS.Stay tuned... next week we will bring you video of Maggie and the elephants at ARK 2000!

Pat Derby's first video update from the PAWS sanctuary in Galt, describing the impact of the recent storms in Northern California.