Chaitra an Asian elephant at Rampura camp

Location

Chaitra is a Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), living in Rampura camp, in India.

Chaitra arrived in Rampura camp unknown date, relocated from Bandipur forest camp (BEC), in India.

In Rampura camp, Chaitra lives together with 4 other elephants with records in this database: (detailed list)

1. ♀ Rani born ~1948
,
2. ♀ Ganga born 1998
,
3. ♀ unknown born 2020-02-00
,
4. ♂ unknown (Chaitras calf?) born 2009
, (see detailed list).

Offspring

1. () 2004 Drona
2. (M) 2006 Krishna Local id: 11
3. (M) 2006 Manikandan (Manikanta) Local id: 12
4. () 2008 Raja
5. (M) 2009 unknown (Chaitras calf?) Local id: 14
6. () 2010 Aishwarya
7. (F) 2020-02-00 unknown

Origin

Chaitra was born captive-born 1971 at Bandipur forest camp (BEC).

2012: After a gap of nearly 15 years, Chaitra from Bandipura elephant camps is being brought to Dasara celebrations this season. Calves of Chaitra: Krishna (2000); Drona (2004); Manikanta (2006); Raja (2008) and Aishwarya (2010) (Source)

2012-09-07: Chaitra, who has a 22-month-old calf in Bandipur, is now being readied. "We'll start the separation next week," Dr DN Nagaraj, the vet attached to Bandipur Tiger Reserve, said. Dr Nagaraj, who has looked after Dasara jumbos for a decade, said the mother takes time to adjust because of intimacy with the calf.

Sources used for this article is among others:

• http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysore/Elephants-fromBandipura-camps-to-take-part-in-Dasara-celebrations-after-15-years/articleshow/16544287.cms
  
• http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-07/flora-fauna/33676202_1_dasara-jumbos-elephant-deaths-dasara-duty
  
• Varma, S. (2008) Captive Elephants at Bandipur Forest Camp:An Investigation into the population status, management and the significance of welfare parameters. Elephants in Captivity: CUPA/ANCF-Occasional Report No.4, Compassion Unlimited Plus Action (CUPA) and Asian Nature Conservation Foundation (ANCF), Bangalore, India
• Database for Captive Elephants and their Mahouts in Karnataka
  made 2009 by Surendra Varma, Shiela Rao, Suparna Ganguly and Rajendra Hasbhavi, India

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• More elephants from: Rampura camp
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