sanctuary
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Samba and her sister Rose were born at the sanctuary 14 years ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Her Dollywood amusement park has a lot more than rollercoasters - it's also home to the largest sanctuary for non-releasable bald eagles in the world.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Tennessee musician James Rogers, president of the board of the American Eagle Foundation - which joined forces with Dollywood for a bald eagle sanctuary - recalled the singer's unrivalled kindness and one-on-one attentiveness.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
As an example of small resistance, Ms. Southon describes a single roof tile found at a religious sanctuary in Molise, Italy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
But at least in the sanctuary they can climb trees and have good food and, most important, live without fear.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
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The charity, which was established in 1964, said it had already started the process of rehoming monkeys to selected sanctuaries and organisations, and that their welfare remained its "top priority".
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
The experts studied chimpanzees and bonobos living at two great ape sanctuaries in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
In recent decades, sightings were rare and Florida classified them extirpated, insisting that any spotted in nature were escapees from zoos or sanctuaries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
The rising cost of food and veterinary services, which can put even individual pet owners in difficult situations, creates an even bigger burden on sanctuaries and rescues caring for so many animals.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2026
Maybe that was why so many apartment complexes around town were named for ferns and wet, wooded sanctuaries.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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