Relocated elephants from Ruhr Zoo, Gelsenkirchen in Germany


Ruhr Zoo, Gelsenkirchen had previously 12 elephants relocated to new location.

Nr Sex Species Name Id Status Arrival
Departure
Present locationImport
1 ♀ LA - Kenia
unknown: Born wild 1983 1985-05-00
1985-00-00
Sevilla Exotic animals reserve 1985?
2 ♀ LA - Aisha
FC: Born wild 1983 1985-05-00
1985-00-00
Sevilla Exotic animals reserve 1985?
3 ♀ LA - Pori
EEP id: 8102
PC: Born wild 1981 1983-07-09
1983-10-06
Halle Zoo 1983?
4 † ♀ LA - Mafuta
EEP id: 8103
dead: Born wild 1981-00-00 Dead: 2015-11-11, 34 yrs Reason: unknown: 1983-07-09
1983-10-06
Halle Zoo 1983?
5 † ♀ EM - Dirndl
dead: Born unknown 1966? Dead: 2004-08-25, 38 yrs Reason: unknown: 1968-07-16
1968-08-08
Kiev Zoo
6 † ♀ EM - Carla
EEP id: 4401
dead: Born captive-born 1944-08-10 Dead: 1962-04-22, 18 yrs Reason: euthanised: mechanical abnormality in the feet 1950-11-24
1951-07-02
Dresden Zoo
7 † ♀ LA - Zimba II
dead: Born wild 1985 Dead: 1995-09-22, 10 yrs Reason: accident: fracture. fell inte dry moat?
1986-10-17
Duisburg Zoo
8 † ♀ EM - Suma (Rhani)
EEP id: 7308
dead: Born captive-born 1973-06-28 Dead: 1975, 2 yrs Reason: unknown: 1973-06-28
Circus Carl Althoff
9 † ♀ EM - Artaida
EEP id: 8103
dead: Born wild 1960? Dead: 2021-12-29, 61 yrs Reason: age: 1982-04-06
2004-11-16
Sofia Zoo
10 † ♀ LA - Bisi
SSP id: 131
dead: Born wild 1973 Dead: 1996-03-10, 23 yrs Reason: disease: cardiovascular trauma 1975-00-00
1975-07-00
Cameron Park Waco Zoo
11 † ♀ LA - Udgi
SSP id: 366
dead: Born wild 1974 Dead: , ? yrs Reason: unknown: 1975-00-00
1975-07-07
U.S.A. unspecified location
12 ♀ EM - Sara
EEP id: 7107
unknown: Born captive-born 1971-05-12 1972-10-16
1973-06-09
Unknown

Source for the list of elephants relocated, previously living at Ruhr Zoo, Gelsenkirchen

Reference list

Facts about previously kept elephants, relocated from Ruhr Zoo, Gelsenkirchen in Germany, Elephant Encyclopedia, Koehl, D. (2024), available online retrieved 29 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=70 (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this list:

Latest updateName of elephantSource (if it is a website, the target website will open in new window)
2021-01-03 Artaida:• Stephanie Wroben, Germany
•  Jonas Livet, France
•  http://www.schueling.com/forum/forum.php?&go=view&BeitragsID=565&thema=&subthema=&subsub= through Michael Mettler.
•  Dornbusch, Tobias; Elefanten in den Althoff-Circussen, Elefanten-Magazin, Heft 24/2013, https://www.elefanten-schutz-europa.de/Veroeffentlichungen/Magazin/Magazin-21-25/
2020-12-03 Kenia:• 
Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
•  https://elefanten-fotolexikon.eu/profile/europa/spanien/sevilla-reserva-natura-el-castillo-de-la-guardas/kenia/
2020-10-17 Dirndl:• Henning Wiesner, Munich Zoo
•  87-year history of elephants maintenance in Kyiv Zoo, Ukraine, by Kirill Trantin, Kiev Zoo
2020-04-28 Aisha:• 
Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
•  https://elefanten-fotolexikon.eu/profile/europa/spanien/sevilla-reserva-natura-el-castillo-de-la-guardas/aisha/
2018-11-15 Pori:• Peter Stolk, Netherlands
2016-01-03 Mafuta:• Peter Stolk, Netherlands
2012-11-16 Sara:• 
Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
• Sonia Tortschanoff, Zoo Le Pal, France
• Jonas Livet, France
• Peter Stolk, Netherlands
2009-11-11 Carla:• Page 93,
Jumbo auf dem Drahtseil - Elefanten dressuren von gestern und heute by Gerhard Zapf
• 
Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
2008-08-28 Suma (Rhani):• 
Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
2007-03-24 Zimba II:• Peter Schröer, Duisburg Zoo


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