ニューヨーク・タイムズさんのインスタグラム写真 - (ニューヨーク・タイムズInstagram)「After decades in captivity and a 1,700-mile road trip from Argentina into Brazil, Mara finally has a chance to roam.⁣ ⁣ A 50-year-old Asian elephant, Mara spent the last two and a half decades of her life in a dusty enclosure at the Buenos Aires Zoo. It was once a centerpiece of the city’s grand Victorian parks. But for Mara, it was a difficult home: small, tense and crowded. There were two other elephants — African elephants — and they did not get along.⁣ ⁣ People began to protest the zoo, not just for Mara, but for all of the animals, some 2,500 of them as of 2016, squeezed onto just 42 acres. The city decided that the land should transition to an “ecopark,” where children could learn about conservation and native animals could be rehabilitated but would not be on display. ⁣ ⁣ And they decided to move Mara to Elephant Sanctuary Brazil, a 2,800-acre compound recently established in the state of Mato Grosso. But moving an elephant across international borders requires a lot of paperwork (to guard against the smuggling and laundering of animals, especially endangered species). And when the coronavirus pandemic took hold in early March, the month Mara was scheduled to move, Argentina imposed one of the strictest lockdowns in Latin America. But she made it safely through the border, arriving to open space, grass and trees.⁣ ⁣ “Everything was worth it when you see that animal that has spent most of her life in an unnatural way connecting with her essence and what she is,” said Tomás Sciolla of the Buenos Aires Zoo. “For her, it took a long time.⁣ ⁣ Tap the link in our bio to read more about Mara’s journey. Haz clic en el link de nuestra bio para leer la historia en español. Photos by @sofialopezmanan.」8月10日 10時04分