After 40 years in captivity, the last elephant in South Africa's national zoo has been released back into the wild.

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After 40 years in captivity, the last elephant in South Africa's national zoo has been released back into the wild. The elephant, named Charlie, was captured in 1984 from Zimbabwe's Hwange national park when he was two years old. He was taken to Boswell Wilkie Circus here in South Africa and trained to perform tricks. In the early 2000s he was transferred to the Pretoria Zoo. Thanks to the work of the EMS Foundation, which advocates for the rights of wildlife, Charlie the elephant THIS WEEK arrived at his new home at the Shambala Private Reserve in Limpopo province.