Overview
- Zoo officials confirmed the relocation of matriarch Pori, her daughter Tana, and young elephants Tamika, Elani and Simon, with Tierpark targeting an early-summer 2026 arrival.
- Berlin’s rebuilt enclosure spans about 20,000 square meters with capacity for 21 elephants and a budget around €60 million, described by the Tierpark as among Europe’s most modern.
- The facility is designed to keep natural mother–daughter family groups together and to support future breeding under a welfare-focused model.
- Interior work at the new elephant house will continue for several months after the herd moves in, according to the Tierpark.
- Halle will clear its elephant area by spring 2026 to start a comprehensive rebuild running through 2029, and the move was coordinated with the European Endangered Species Programme.