Heartwarming photo shows the elephants at Blackpool Zoo all together for the first time

A heartwarming picture of a herd of elephants at Blackpool Zoo being together after years alone has been shared on social media.  

We’re all after some good news these days, and what better than a happy story about a herd of elephants at Blackpool Zoo!?

Project Elephant is Blackpool Zoo’s commitment to elephants focusing on a multi-faceted approach to improving the zoo’s captive population of elephants. 

Late last year, Blackpool Zoo welcomed its first male elephant in its 47-year history, Emmett.

Kate, Blackpool Zoo’s oldest animal, had long been the only elephant at Blackpool Zoo, living in an old aerodrome hangar.  

The zoo received around £5m investment into a new state of the art living quarters that opened to the public in March 2018. 

Since then, a herd from Twycross moved in; Tara, Minbu, Noorjahan and Esha the youngest. The original elephant, Kate, had been kept separate from many of the newer elephants until now. 

Posting on social media, a zoo spokesman said: “The team at Project Elephant have been continuing their work to integrate the herd and if you’ve been following their story for a while, you’ll know that this is a very special photograph indeed.

“This isn’t just any photograph. This is all 6 of our elephants enjoying a sunny afternoon on the grass paddock. Together.”

In response, Kerrie Tanner Heath said it was ‘lovely to see them all together’.