Olmeg
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Tsavo National Park in Kenya

Biography

♂ Olmeg

Identification

Local id Number	25
Sheldrick orphans	25

Description
Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 38 years old
Management:	Wild elephant
Origin
Born:	* 1987-02-00 wild
Birth place:	in Kenya unspecified location
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Tsavo National Park, in Kenya

Date of arrival

2002-00-00	Tsavo National Park from DSWT Voi

1989-00-00	DSWT Voi from DSWT Nairobi nursery

Record history
History of updates	2018-10-20: link, photo 2021-12-27: Born in Kenya

Latest document update	2024-11-22 17:26:48
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Biography

Olmeg is a living Male ♂ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) , located at the Tsavo National Park, in Kenya.

Olmeg arrived in 2002-00-00 to the Tsavo National Park, relocated from the DSWT Voi, in Kenya.

Social

Olmeg lives together with 132 other elephants at the Tsavo National Park: (detailed list)

Origin

Comments / pictures

Olmeg was the very first infant African Elephant to have been successfully hand reared from Juvenile age.

Reference list

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Olmeg, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Tsavo National Park in Kenya. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2496. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Olmeg on Elephant Orphan Profiles, at sheldrickwildlifetrust.org, website for The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust

Litterature about Tsavo National Park

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Links

Olmeg on Elephant Orphan Profiles, at sheldrickwildlifetrust.org, website for The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust

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