noname (wild)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Panamure elephant kraal in Sri Lanka

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ noname (wild)  dead elephant



Identification


Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place:
Capture: 1950
Death
Dead: 1950-08-09
Death reason: euthanised: shot
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Panamure elephant kraal, in Sri Lanka

Date of arrival

1950-00-00Panamure elephant kraal
Record history
History of updates2021-11-29

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† noname (wild) is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1950-08-09 at Panamure elephant kraal, in Sri Lanka, . Official death reason described as shot.

Origin

noname (wild) was born wild , captured 1950 .


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Already in 1950 Animal rights activists had a victory in Sri Lanka, but as usual with political pressure and with false arguments: Though the News Papers screamed, “Tusker shot while defending the herd” it was not a Tusker nor was he the leader of the Herd. He was just a strong male that had joined the Herd because of his sexual desires. I must also state that the shooting of elephants was not banned at the time. They were shot in defence of crops and for ‘sport’, with a license of course. http://www.asesg.org/PDFfiles/Gajah/29-05-Katugaha.pdf




Sources used for this article is among others:

  • The Last Kraal in Sri Lanka, article by H. I. E. Katugaha, Gajah 29 (2008) 5-10.
  • Elapatha, S. Jnr. (1997) Elephant kraals at Panamure – A historical record. Loris 21: 118-125.
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Categories1950 deaths | Born in Sri Lanka | 1950 captures | Elephants from Panamure elephant kraal | Sri Lanka | Asian elephants


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