Elephants at circus locations in Bangladesh

8 circus locations has kept elephants in Bangladesh
There is presently 13 (4,7) living elephants in circus locations in Bangladesh (in this database)

Region:

Bangladesh is in this database included in asia

Wild elephants:

Bangladesh has about 325 (min. 268, max. 361) wild elephants. Source:Islam et al. (2011)

Location holdings:

8 circus locations has kept 15 elephants in Bangladesh

(Database tables with collection of elephants further down on the page)

Elephants in circus locations

13 (4,7) living

2 (1,1) dead

Sex ratio and
Management:

Male

4 / 13

31%

Female

7 / 13

54%

Free contact

11 / 13

85%

Protected contact

0 / 13

No contact

0 / 13

Unknown contact

0 / 13

wild

0 / 13

1996: Population 1996 estimated to 200-250 (Santiapillai, IUCN 1996)

The human population explosion sparked intense competition for land and conflicts with elephants, which now live only in isolated areas. A lack of active conservation projects makes Bangladeshs elephants highly threatened.

2004: The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Bangladesh conducted a survey on elephants in Bangladesh in 2004 that found 239 mammals, while another 83 in captive.

2010: The IUCN enlisted the biggest mammals in the forest as critically endangered in 2010. Some 83 to 100 migratory elephants occasionally cross the border. Besides, there are 38 male and 56 female captive elephants used in logging and circus.

2016: Current study found 268 resident wild elephants, 93 migratory elephants and 96 captive
elephants in Bangladesh.

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan, Facts about elephants in Bangladesh. Elephant Encyclopedia, (2020) available online retrieved at https://www.elephant.se/country.php?name=Bangladesh.
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