Gajraj
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Radhe Krishna Temple Elephant Welfare Trust (RKTEWT) in India

Biography
♂ Gajraj

Identification


Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂
Management:Free contact

People killed:3: staff (2021-05-06)
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place: in India unspecified location
Offspring
Total: 1 babies

1. Born 2018-09-30 Vishwa
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Radhe Krishna Temple Elephant Welfare Trust (RKTEWT), in India

Date of arrival

2022-05-00Radhe Krishna Temple Elephant Welfare Trust (RKTEWT)
from Botezari elephant camp

Record history
History of updates2023-09-26

Latest document update2023-09-25 13:29:48
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Biography


Gajraj is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Radhe Krishna Temple Elephant Welfare Trust (RKTEWT), in India.

Gajraj arrived in 2022-05-00 to the Radhe Krishna Temple Elephant Welfare Trust (RKTEWT), relocated from the Botezari elephant camp, in India.


Social

Gajraj lives together with 64 other elephants at the Radhe Krishna Temple Elephant Welfare Trust (RKTEWT):

detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants
  1. 2. ♀ Ruby born 1964
  2. 3. ♂ Ajit born 1995
  3. 4. ♀ Anar
  4. 5. ♀ Basanti born 1963?
  5. 6. ♂ Bijoli
  6. 7. ♀ Champa
  7. 8. ♀ Chanda
  8. 9. ♀ Gemini (Jamini) born 1964
  9. 10. ♀ Jonaki born 2007-04-00
  10. 11. ⚪ Kamno born 2015
  11. 12. ♀ Laxmi born 2001
  12. 13. ♀ Mangala
  13. 14. ♀ Nittya (Nitya) born 1991
  14. 15. ♀ Rajeshwari
  15. 16. ♀ Rani
  16. 17. ♀ Saraswati
  17. 18. ♀ Seetha
  18. 19. ♀ Shyama
  19. 20. ♀ Suman born 2011-09-27
  20. 21. ♀ Sushila born 1994
  21. 22. ⚪ unknown
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  31. 32. ♂ unknown
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  57. 58. ♀ unknown
  58. 59. ♂ unknown born 2020-04-21
  59. 60. ⚪ unknown
  60. 61. ⚪ unknown
  61. 62. ⚪ unknown
  62. 63. ⚪ unknown
  63. 64. ⚪ unknown
  64. 65. ♂ Vishwa born 2018-09-30

Offspring


Total: 1 babies

  1. (M) 2018-09-30 Vishwa


Origin

Gajraj was born wild at India unspecified location.


Comments / pictures

2021-05-06: A bull elephant from the Botezari elephant camp at Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur district had to be physically tracked and restrained after it killed a forest department staffer on Thursday afternoon. The elephant, 25-year-old Gajraj, was finally tranquilised at 5am on Friday after a nightlong operation.

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Gajraj, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Radhe Krishna Temple Elephant Welfare Trust (RKTEWT) in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4853. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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