Elephants dead 2017

114 records of elephants deaths in the database during 2017

Name Species - Sex	Birth	Death	Age	Reason	Location
Jenny EM - F	1965	2017?	52	unknown	George Carden Circus International
Thandi LA - F	1981	2017?	36	disease TB	Pretoria Zoo
Apu Kali EM - F		2017?	?	unknown	Happy House (Om Rijal)
Anna Louise LA - F	1981	2017?	36	unknown	Two Tails Ranch
Oma Kali EM - F		2017?	?	age	Khachhuwani hattisar
Gee Lot EM - F		2017-12-22	?		Mondulkiri province unspecified location
Amy LA - F	1987	2017-12-12	30	euthanised torn ligament in her right elbow	Fresno Chaffee Zoological Gardens
Shannon LA - F	1980	2017-12-11	37	unknown	Topeka Zoo
Pushpakali EM - F	<1940	2017-12-11	?	age anorexia	Dudhwa elephant base camp (Dudhwa National Park)
G’vat (Chi Wat, Gee Wat) EM - F		2017-12-10	?	unknown	Boransotha elephant community
Genki EM - M	2016-10-27	2017-12-07	1	disease heart failure	Ichihara Elephant Kingdom
Dehli (Delhi) EM - F	1972	2017-12-02	45	unknown Heart failure?	Circus Krone
Bharatha EM - M	2010	2017-12-00	7	disease bacterial infection, possibly tuberculosis?	Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC)
noname LA - unknown	2017-12-00	2017-12-00	0		Wuppertal Zoo
Valli LA - M		2017-12-00	?	died from injuries after fight with another bull	Addo Elephant National Park
Padmavati EM - F		2017-11-17	?	accident	Ramkola rescue and rehabilitation centre
Gulabi EM - F		2017-11-17	?	pathological shock resulting from impaction of colon with sand and worms	Amer Fort elephant village
Girisan EM - M	<1950	2017-11-13	?	age collapsed	Cochin Devaswom
Tina EM - F	1965	2017-11-05	52	unknown	Belfast Zoo
Galgamuwa Dala Poottuwa EM - M		2017-11-00	?	poached shot	Galgamuwa range forest
Tunga EM - M	2004-10-10	2017-10-30	13	disease bacterial infection	Ieper Zoo (Bellewaerde Park)
Chompoo (Tara?) EM - M		2017-10-21	?	broken bones after fall into river	Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC)
Nala LA - F	2003-04-07	2017-10-20	14	unknown during transport	Knowsley Safari Park
Sasi EM - M		2017-10-18	?	disease Tuberculosis?	Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB)
Thong Dee EM - F		2017-10-17	?		BLES (Boon Lotts Elephant Sanctuary)
Bong Su EM - M	1974-08-03	2017-10-09	43	euthanised degenerative joint disease	Melbourne Zoo
Y Bak No (stillborn) EM - M	2017-10-08	2017-10-08	0	stillborn Suffocated in the vulva due to the very long birth proces.	Y Sor Hra
Nalakite LA - F		2017-10-05	?	accident lost her footing after a previous injury	Masai Mara
Rajah EM - M	1970	2017-10-00	47	euthanised	Two Tails Ranch
Ashwathama EM - M	2009	2017-10-00	8	disease acute pneumonia	Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo
Tong Jai EM - M		2017-10-00	?	unknown	BLES (Boon Lotts Elephant Sanctuary)
Kham Lin EM - F		2017-10-00	?	unknown	Elephant Sanctuary Cambodia
Sundar EM - F	1959?	2017-10-00	58		Amer Fort elephant village
Mohan EM - M		2017-10-00	?	unknown unexplained fracture?	Mathura Elephant Care Centre (Wildlife SOS India)
Little Male (wild) LA - M	1968?	2017-10-00	49	killed shot	Amboseli National Park
Dumbledore LA - M	2003	2017-10-00	14	disease	Amboseli National Park
Vindhya EM - F	2002	2017-09-11	15	accident drowned in Ken river?	Peepertola elephant camp (Panna National Park)
Puppi (Püppi) EM - F	2017-09-03	2017-09-10	0	unknown	Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen)
Warren LA - M	2008?	2017-09-08	9	anesthesia	Omahas Henry Doorly Zoo
Sabbah EM - F	1970	2017-09-00	47	unknown	Joy Gärtner
unknown LA -	2017-05-31	2017-08-30	0		Fairhope Conservation Center
Mor EM - F		2017-08-30	?	unknown	BEES (Burm and Emilys Elephant Sanctuary)
Lisa LA - F	1973	2017-08-22	44	unknown	Miami Metro Zoo
Rungthip EM - F		2017-08-18	?	age	WFFT wildlife rescue center and Elephant refuge
Raepor EM - M	1977?	2017-08-15	40	food related dyspepsia and bloat	FAE Elephant Hospital
Mara EM - F	2011-09-17	2017-08-13	6	unknown twisted intestine	Toyohashi Zoo and Botanical Park
Valiyapurakkal Dhruvan EM - M		2017-08-01	?	accident fell into a well	Koduman Kunjumon
Rajlokkhi EM - F		2017-07-22	?		Sirajul Islam
Gulabi EM - F		2017-07-15	?	pathological septicaemia	Amer Fort elephant village
Bona EM - F		2017-07-12	?	unknown	Circo Rony Roller
Sivasundaram EM - M	1987?	2017-07-07	30		Rajarajeshwara Temple
Thabo-Umasai LA - M	2006-02-04	2017-07-03	11	euthanised autoimmune disease	Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
Chieng Mai EM - M	1959	2017-06-28	58	euthanised age related problems	Copenhagen Zoo
Parthasarathy EM - M	<1969	2017-06-23	?	collapsed and died	Aranmula Parthasarathy Temple
noname EM - M	2017-06-12	2017-06-18	0	euthanised infection?, heart problems	Cologne Zoo (Köln Zoo)
Boon Ma EM - F	1950?	2017-06-15	67	unknown	Elephant Nature Park (ENP)
Thilak EM - M		2017-06-14	?		Yala Ruhunu National Park
Paichit EM - M	2017	2017-06-13	0	unknown	Saree Elephant Training Center (PLG-Saree)
Kara (Soma) EM - F	1975	2017-06-07	42	euthanised chronic osteoarthritis	Fresno Chaffee Zoological Gardens
Junior Achuthan EM - M	1978	2017-06-07	39	unknown collapsed and died	Guruvayur Devaswom elephant camp
Luxmi EM - F		2017-06-02	?	disease Asphysixa resulting from suppurative pneumonitis. Tuberculosis?	Amer Fort elephant village
Winkie II (Winky) EM - F	1966	2017-05-17	51	euthanised	Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES)
Suzi EM - F	1984	2017-05-13	33	unknown leg problems	Lahore Zoo
Penny LA - F	1979	2017-05-04	38	euthanised	Riverbanks Zoological Park
Thiruvambadi Ramabhadran EM - M		2017-04-26	?	unknown collapsed and died	Thiruvambadi Devaswom temple
Chang Jiew (Dante) EM - M	2010-02-15	2017-04-22	7	disease Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus	FAE Elephant Hospital
Sita EM - F		2017-04-20	?	unknown	Mathura Elephant Care Centre (Wildlife SOS India)
Limbo LA - M	1991-01-13	2017-04-08	26	euthanised	Beauval Zoo
Atork EM - M		2017-04-07	?	killed shot	Putang village elephant camp
Tok EM - M		2017-04-07	?	killed shot by police officer	Choeung Tieng
Izumi EM - F	1955	2017-04-06	62	unknown	Kiryu Oka Zoo
Aung Si EM - M	2002-03-04	2017-04-00	15	disease Food poisoning	Sevilla Exotic animals reserve
Unt Bwe EM - M	2006-05-23	2017-04-00	11	disease Food poisoning	Sevilla Exotic animals reserve
Than Myan EM - M	2002-09-05	2017-04-00	15	disease Food poisoning	Sevilla Exotic animals reserve
Kan Kaung EM - M	2002-05-27	2017-04-00	15	disease Food poisoning	Sevilla Exotic animals reserve
Euan (Toomai) EM - M	2004-09-25	2017-04-00	13	disease Food poisoning	Sevilla Exotic animals reserve
Tsje Pyan EM - M	1997-12-23	2017-04-00	20	disease Food poisoning	Sevilla Exotic animals reserve
Cuddles LA - F	1973	2017-03-22	44	unknown	Taronga Dubbo Western Plains Zoo
Rukku EM - F	1988-04-30	2017-03-22	29	accident sustained injuries when panicking	Arulmigu Arunachaleswarar Temple (Tiruvannamalai)
Thembi EM - F	1986	2017-03-20	31	unknown	Living With Elephants
Baan Yen (Ben Yen) EM - F		2017-03-16	?	collapsed, leg fractures	Phuket Elephant Sanctuary
Jumbo LA - F	1973	2017-03-15	44	unknown	San Diego Zoo
Kito LA - M	2002-12-06	2017-03-13	15	disease heart failure	Dvur Kralove Zoo
Jaan Dee (Jandee) EM - F		2017-03-08	?		Elephant Nature Park (ENP)
Tubtim EM - F	1947	2017-03-04	70	age	Elephant Nature Park (ENP)
Satao II LA - M		2017-03-00	?	poached shot with a poisoned arrow	Tsavo National Park
Somwang EM -		2017-02-25	?	unknown	FAE Elephant Hospital
Buria EM - F	1969	2017-02-24	48	age	Neunkirchen Zoo
Chirakkal Mahadevan EM - M		2017-02-23	?	disease Heart Attack	Chirakkal Madhu
Kamboyo (wild) LA - M		2017-02-19?	?	age	Tsavo National Park
Packy EM - M	1962-04-14	2017-02-09	55	euthanised because of tuberculosis	Portland Zoo (Metro Washington Park Zoo)
Kapila EM - F	1944	2017-02-05	73	disease health-related issues	Sakrebyle elephant camp
Dehli (Kamalachi) EM - F	1968	2017-02-00?	49	euthanised	Pinderland
Alice LA - F	1970	2017-01-31	47	age natural causes	Winston Wildlife Safari
Milot EM - F		2017-01-31	?	unknown	Elephant Valley Project Cambodia
Indira EM - F	1935	2017-01-30	82	age natural causes	Sakrebyle elephant camp
Gunda EM - F	1950	2017-01-23	67	euthanised	Tulsa Zoo
Rubi EM - F	2015-03-04	2017-01-22	2	herpes virus?	Okinawa Zoo
Opal EM - F	1969	2017-01-10	48	from injuries	Endangered Ark Foundation
Nam Phon EM - F		2017-01-06	?	unknown	WFFT wildlife rescue center and Elephant refuge
Bhrikuti Kali EM - F		2017-01-05	?	age	Tiger Tops Jungle Lodge
Hadari LA - F	1980	2017-01-02	37	cardiac arrest	Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES)
Goni (Beule) LA - F	1993	2017	24	unknown	Amneville Zoo Coulange
Adithyan EM - M	~1995	2017	?	unknown overworked	Guruvayur Devaswom elephant camp
Unnikrishnan EM - M	1970	2017	47	unknown	Thiruvambadi Devaswom temple
Hana EM - F	1971	2017	46	unknown	Fukuoka Zoo
Hamsa Raj EM - M	1952	2017	65	disease Tuberculosis?	Kerala unspecified location
Bua Ngoen EM - F		2017	?	unknown	Bangkok Safari World
F_MU1 (wild) LA - F	1957	2017	60	age	Tsavo National Park
Ayear Soe EM - F		2017	?	disease	Wingabaw Elephant Camp (Bago)
noname (wild) LA -		2017	?	disease Tuberculosis	Kruger National Park
Pailin EM - F	2014-07-27	2017	3	accident electrocuted by cable	Chiang Mai Elephant Rescue Park
Sok Yomran EM - M	1962	2017	55		Mr Khan
Ganapathy EM - M	1975	2017	42	collapsed and died	Koduman Kunjumon

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Sex: M is a male elephant bull, F is a female elephant cow. Species: LA is african bush/savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), LC is african forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis), EM is asian elephant (Elephas maximus) Status: (of training method) FC Free contact, PC is Protected contact, CC is Confined contact and NC is No contact and dead means that the elephant is not more living and trained.

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