Selengai at Tsavo National Park
| † Selengai | ID Number: |
|---|---|
| Species: | African Bush elephant (Loxodonta africana) |
| Sex and age: | Female ♀ 9 years old |
| Dead date: | † 2012-10-02, |
| Death reason: | poached: |
| Location: | Tsavo National Park |
| Arrived | Tsavo National Park from David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Ithumba David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Ithumba 2004-06-18 from David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Nairobi nursery David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Nairobi nursery 2003-03-21 from |
| Born: | 2003-03-00 wild |
| Capture: | 2003, Sosian Ranch Laikipia |
| Document updated | 2012-10-21:Â dead, poached |
Selengai's body was discovered on the 4th October 2012, already in a state of decay, rotting from within from the effects of the poison, which is sometimes dipped into sulphuric acid to render it more lethal. She probably died on the 2nd Sources, among others
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