Relocated elephants from Heidelberg Zoo in Germany

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Heidelberg Zoo had previously 7 elephants relocated to new location.
Nr Sex Species Name Id Status Arrival
Departure		 Present locationImport
1 ♀ EM - Jenny
EEP id: 8314
 FC: Born wild 1983 2006-07-27
2009-11-20		 Karlsruhe Zoo 1990
2 † ♀ EM - Ilona
EEP id: 8307
 dead: Born wild 1962-11-00 Dead: 2014-03-31, 52 yrs Reason: euthanised: artrosis 2004-09-28
2009-11-19		 Karlsruhe Zoo 1963
3 ♂ EM - Khin Yadanar Min
EEP id: 200911
 PC: Born captive-born 2009-07-27 2014-09-30
2025-04-08		 Wildlands Adventure Zoo Emmen
4 ♂ EM - Gandhi
EEP id: 200605
 PC: Born captive-born 2006-03-20 2011-04-01
2018-11-08		 La Palmyre Zoo
5 ♂ EM - Voi Nam
EEP id: 200203
 PC: Born captive-born 2002-04-05 2010-06-24
2015-05-12		 Leipzig Zoo
6 ♂ EM - Tarak
EEP id: 200514
 PC: Born captive-born 2005-10-28 2010-06-22
2022-07-12		 Cologne Zoo (Köln Zoo)
7 ♂ EM - Thai
EEP id: 200408
 PC: Born captive-born 2004-11-26 2010-06-21
2014-08-12		 Zurich Zoo


Source for the list of elephants relocated, previously living at Heidelberg Zoo

Reference list

Facts about previously kept elephants, relocated from Heidelberg Zoo in Germany, Elephant Encyclopedia, Koehl, D. (2025), available online retrieved 24 May 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=161 (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this list:

Latest updateName of elephantSource (if it is a website, the target website will open in new window)
2021-01-01 Ilona:• http://presse.karlsruhe.de/db/meldungen/veranstaltung/elefantin_ilona_wurde_eingeschlafert.html
•  Lars Klett, head elephantkeeper, Karlsruhe Zoo
•  Stefan Aspegren, head elephantkeeper, Heidelberg Zoo
• Daniel Hagist
• Ryan Easley, USA
•  "Ilona's transport from Hannover Zoo to Heidelberg," Elephant-News.com, 2004-09-28
•  http://zooelefant.de/pages/deutsche-zoos/zoo-karlsruhe/elefanten-in-karlsruhe/ilona.php
2020-06-27 Voi Nam:• https://elefanten-fotolexikon.eu/profile/europa/deutschland/leipzig-zoo-leipzig/voi-nam/?fbclid=IwAR0r9gNhWS6X6l420mlqvLPpSYNmklLodYEVKeryDSsnbXMFC6lIAnCGZck
2018-11-09 Gandhi:• Peter Stolk, Netherlands
2018-04-09 Jenny:• Stefan Aspegren, head elephantkeeper, Heidelberg Zoo
•  Daniel Hagist, Karlsruhe, Germany
•  Ryan Easley, USA
• 
Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
•  G van den Brink
2018-03-05 Khin Yadanar Min:• Rob Belterman
2012-07-31 Tarak:• EEG Magazine nr 18, Jan 2010, by European Elephant Group


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