High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald, Tennessee, founded in 1995, is a non-profit organization licensed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA). As a member accredited by The Association of Sanctuaries (TAOS), the sanctuary follows guidelines stipulated by TAOS, one of which is that none of the elephants be bred. Its founders are current Executive Director, Carol Buckley, and Operations Director, Scott Blais. At over 2,700 acres (11 km2), sanctuary consists of three separate and protected, natural habitat environments for Asian and African elephants; a 2,200 acres (9 km2) Asian facility, a 200 acres (0.8 km2) quarantine area and a 300 acres (1.2 km2) African habitat. The goal is to retire 100 elephants from zoos and circuses to the sanctuary.