Poisoned elephants

44 Deceased elephants due to poisoning.

NameSpecies
Sex
OriginAgeBirthDeath dateDeath reasonParentsArrival
Death location
+ -noname (wild)-EM
F
wild320072010-05-00disease
poisoned?
x
Dong Nai Province
+ -Boy-EM
M
unknown4019702010-04-26unknown
poisoned?
x 1972-12-07
Kiev Zoo
+ -Y Trut -EM
M
wild7119372008-05-27disease
poisoned, ate grass from a field that had been sprayed with insecticide.
x
Y Bhem
+ -Duna-EM
F
wild5319542007disease
poisoned
x
Circus Berousek
+ -Paca-LA
F
wild2219832005disease
poisoned from minerals
x 2000-00-00
Sevilla Exotic animals reserve Castillo de las Guardas
+ -Komala-EM
F
captive-born819962004-10-08killed
foul play; poisoning
Gajalakshmi x Jayaprakash1996-00-00
Mysore Zoo (Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens)
+ -Arusha-LA
F
wild3719672004-09-00disease
poisoned from minerals
x 2003-03-05
Sevilla Exotic animals reserve Castillo de las Guardas
+ -Roopa (Rupa)-EM
F
wild1419902004-09killed
poisoned
x
Mysore Zoo (Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens)
+ -Baira-EM
F
wild?2004-01-31disease
poisoned with sodium fluoroacetate
x
Sao Paulo Zoo (Fundação Parque Zoológico de São Paulo)
+ -Benny-Boy (Benjamin Blumchen)-EM
M
wild2719691996-08-28disease
poisoning?
x 1986-12-04
Berlin Zoo
+ -Safari-LA
M
wild?1996disease
Poisoned by fungal spore in the food
x
Knysna Elephant Park
+ -Bupa-LA
F
?1995?disease
died of food poisoning?
x
Colin Tennant
+ -Nikini-EM
F
wild?1975-02-15disease
poisoned by villagers
x 1975-01-00
Pinnawala elephant orphanage
+ -Swadin (Svadhin)-EM
F
wild219681970-03-13disease
myocarditis (poisoning by salt)
x 1968-11-28
Prague Zoo (Zoo Praha)
+ -Rani II-EM
F
?1966disease
poison
x 1962-02-23
Halle Zoo
+ -Kity-EM
F
wild919561965-08-05disease
poisoning from the excessive feeding by visitors
x 1958-10-09
Liberec Zoo
+ -Noia (Juno)-EM
F
wild?1958-05-00disease
poisoned
x 1954-00-00
Barcelona Zoo (Park Zoologic de Barcelona)
+ -Linda-EM
F
wild?1958disease
poisoned
x 1956-00-00
Barcelona Zoo (Park Zoologic de Barcelona)
+ -Mollie-EM
F
unknown1319441957disease
ate poison plants
x 1947-00-00
Bullens Circus
+ -Betty-EM
F
unknown?1950disease
tutu poisoning
x
Wirth Circus
+ -Mary-EM
F
wild?1945-03-00disease
poison
x 1943-11-27
Halle Zoo
+ -Barnum Lizzie (Liz)-EM
F
wild?1941-11-07disease
poison
x 1919-00-00
Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus
+ -Pouquois (Puqua)-LC
F
wild519361941-11-05killed
poison
x 1936-00-00
Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus
+ -Lizzie (Wallace Liz)-EM
F
wild?1941-11-05disease
poison
x 1939-00-00
Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus
+ -Blanche-EM
F
wild?1941-11-05disease
poison
x 1939-00-00
Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus
+ -Alice-EM
F
wild?1941-11-05disease
poison
x 1922-11-05
Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus
+ -Clara-EM
F
wild?1941-11-05disease
poison
x 1919-00-00
Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus
+ -Mabel-EM
F
unknown?1941-11-00disease
poisoned
x 1923-11-10
Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus
+ -Mary-EM
F
wild?1941-11-00disease
poison
x 1919-00-00
Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus
+ -Peggy-EM
F
wild?1941-11-00disease
poison
x 1939-00-00
Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus
+ -Baby-EM
F
wild?1932-01-00euthanised
lethal fire wounds,poisoned with Strychnine
x
Circus Sarrasani
+ -Jumbo-EM
M
wild?1930killed
poisoned by someone with arsenic
x
Circus Kludsky (Cirkusu Kludských)
+ -Annie-EM
F
unknown?1929-10-00disease
poisoning
x 1923-00-00
Wirth Circus
+ -Bosco-EM
M
wild?1923disease
died from eating poisoned grass in Dumfries, Scotland
x 1897-00-00
Pinders Circus
+ -Suffa Culli-EM
F
wild2318941917-12-02euthanised
poisoned and shot
x 1876-05-17
London Zoo
+ -Lou-EM
F
wild?1912-00-00disease
mineral poisoning in Michigan
x 1910-00-00
Gentry Brothers Circus
+ -Peter-LA
M
wild?1909-04-22euthanised
poisoned with Potassium cyanide
x 1900-06-30
Vienna Zoo (Tiergarten Schönbrunn)
+ -Nelly-EM
F
wild?1905disease
poisoned by Arsenic
x 1902-00-00
Circus Kludsky (Cirkusu Kludských)
+ -Cincinnati-
wild?1898-06-00disease
died from blood poisoning in Baraboo
x
Ringling Brothers Circus
+ -unknown-EM
wild?1883-05-22disease
poisoned
x 1883-00-00
J. G. Gaylord
+ -Neptun-LA
M
wild?1883-04-02euthanised
poisoned with Potassium cyanide
x 1870-07-04
Vienna Zoo (Tiergarten Schönbrunn)
+ -Samson-LA
M
wild-19531953euthanised
poisoned from distance by poachers with akokanthera arrow poison
x 1954-00-00
Tsavo National Park
+ -Tshombe-LA
M
wild-19651965disease
salmonella poisoning in Kenya
x 1980-00-00
Randall Moore
+ -Gilda-EM
F
wild-19481948accident
poisoned by cumpulsory tick spray
x 1968-11-13
Ashtons Circus


 

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