Overview
- The five‑member family—matriarch Pori (44), daughter Tana (25) and grandchildren Tamika (10), Elani (6) and Simon (2)—returned to Tierpark Berlin and arrived on June 9–10 and are now visible on the outdoor savannah exhibit.
- The animals were housed and cared for at Zoo Halle from 2020 while Tierpark rebuilt its elephant facilities and staff say the herd has begun to settle into the new landscape.
- Tierpark officials say the new savannah and elephant house will hold up to 21 African elephants and that the indoor house is still being finished with visitor access planned for early 2027.
- Park curators emphasize that the group reflects elephants' natural female‑led family structure and that keepers will let the herd develop naturally with the aim of possibly adding an adult bull later.
- African elephants are listed as strongly endangered by the IUCN and the Tierpark links the return to its broader conservation work, including support for a conflict‑mitigation project in northern Namibia.