Ashok
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Kaziranga Center for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) in India

Biography

☨ ♂ Ashok

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂, unknown age
Origin
Born:	* 2011 wild
Birth place:	in India unspecified location
Death
Dead:	†2011-10-04
Death reason:	disease: septicemia
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Kaziranga Center for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC), in India

Date of arrival

2011-08-01	Kaziranga Center for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC)
Record history
History of updates	2011-10-27: death 2023-08-31: Born in India 2023-08-31: Updated as orphan

Latest document update	2023-08-31 17:37:48
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† Ashok is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2011-10-04 at Kaziranga Center for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC), in India, . Official death reason described as septicemia.

Origin

Ashok was born wild 2011 at India unspecified location.

Comments / pictures

The orphaned calf who was brought to the CWRC on August 1st after his family was chased by villagers and he was left behind.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Ashok, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Kaziranga Center for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 16 April 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=7405. (archived at the Wayback machine)