Relocated elephants from Circus Giovanni Althoff in Germany

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Nr	Sex Species Name Id	Status	Arrival Departure	Present location
Circus Giovanni Althoff had previously 11 elephants relocated to new location.
1	♀ EM - Vicky EEP id: 6501	FC: Born wild <1966	1981-00-00 2005-11-26	Danzig Zoo (Zoo Gdansk)
2	♀ EM - Pira	FC: Born wild <1966	1981-00-00 2005-11-26	Joy Gärtner
3	♀ EM - Belinda	FC: Born wild <1966	1981-00-00 2005-11-26	Joy Gärtner
4	† ♀ EM - Maya	dead: Born wild 1973 Dead: 2006-06-13, 33 yrs Reason: disease: hart problems	1981-00-00 2005-11-15	Heidelberg Zoo
5	† ♀ EM - Tizi (Dutje)	dead: Born wild 1970 Dead: , ? yrs Reason: unknown:	1981-00-00	Joy Gärtner
6	† ♀ EM - Sindy (Cindy)	dead: Born wild 1970 Dead: , ? yrs Reason: unknown:	1981-00-00 1992-00-00	Unknown
7	† ♀ EM - Diana	dead: Born wild 1967 Dead: 2018-04-02, 51 yrs Reason: accident: during transport in traffic accident	1981-00-00 2005-11-26	Joy Gärtner
8	† ♀ LA - Sikkim EEP id: 20046	dead: Born wild 1979 Dead: 2007-07-17, 28 yrs Reason: euthanised: joint problems	1980-00-00 2003-08-19	Osnabruck Zoo
9	† ♀ EM - Henrietta	dead: Born wild 1965 Dead: 2007, 42 yrs Reason: unknown:	1976-00-00 1991-00-00	Circus Mustang
10	† ♀ EM - Mädi	dead: Born wild 1965 Dead: 2013-06-07, 48 yrs Reason: unknown:	1991-00-00	Land der Reptilien (Rene Renz)
11	† ♂ LA - Douglas	dead: Born wild Dead: , ? yrs Reason: shot legally by officials: shot after he killed Chiara Gärtner		Josef Gärtner

Source for the list of elephants relocated, previously living at Circus Giovanni Althoff

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Facts about previously kept elephants, relocated from Circus Giovanni Althoff in Germany, Elephant Encyclopedia, Koehl, D. (2026), available online retrieved 8 March 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=108 (archived at the Wayback machine)

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Latest update	Name of elephant	Source (if it is a website, the target website will open in new window)
2020-10-12	Sikkim:	• http://www.european-elephant-group.com/files/PDF/20-2011_circusafrikaner_folgeschaeden.pdf • Dornbusch, Tobias; Elefanten in den Althoff-Circussen, Elefanten-Magazin, Heft 24/2013, https://www.elefanten-schutz-europa.de/Veroeffentlichungen/Magazin/Magazin-21-25/
2020-10-12	Douglas:	• Christian Gärtner • Joy Gärtner • Christian Hamel • Dornbusch, Tobias; Elefanten in den Althoff-Circussen, Elefanten-Magazin, Heft 24/2013, https://www.elefanten-schutz-europa.de/Veroeffentlichungen/Magazin/Magazin-21-25/
2018-04-30	Diana:	• Survey 2008 - Elephants in European circuses published by European Elephant Group: Tobias Dornbusch, Jürgen Schilfarth • https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elephants-injured-1-killed-in-spain-circus-truck-accident-in-pozo-canada/ • https://www.telecinco.es/informativos/sociedad/PACMA-elefantes-maltrato-accidente-pozo-canada-albacete-autovia-circo-gottani_2_2541030170.html
2018-04-03	Vicky:	• http://old.dyrebeskyttelsen.no/artikler/Sirkus%20til%20glede%20for%20hvem_DF200602.shtml
2013-06-23	Mädi:	• http://www.bild.de/news/ausland/elefant/stirbt-30945684.bild.html
2012-07-02	Henrietta:	• Tobias Dornbusch • Dokumentation 2000 Elefanten im Circus, by Elefanten-Schutz Europa e.V. • BILD München, 5.8.87
2012-02-27	Sindy (Cindy):	• Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
2010-09-10	Tizi (Dutje):	• Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
2010-03-19	Belinda:	• Survey 2008 - Elephants in European circuses published by European Elephant Group: Tobias Dornbusch, Jürgen Schilfarth
2010-03-19	Pira:	• Survey 2008 - Elephants in European circuses published by European Elephant Group: Tobias Dornbusch, Jürgen Schilfarth

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Circus Giovanni Althoff had previously 11 elephants relocated to new location.

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