Relocated elephants from Wirth Circus in Australia

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Wirth Circus had previously 10 elephants relocated to new location.

Nr Sex Species Name Id Status Arrival
Departure
Present locationImport
1 † ♀ EM - Jip
ASMP id: 25
dead: Born unknown Dead: 1956-07-04, ? yrs Reason: unknown: 1946-07-04
1947-04-22
Sydney Zoo
2 † ♀ EM - Rill
dead: Born unknown Dead: , ? yrs Reason: unknown:
1964-00-00
Sole Brothers Circus
3 † ♀ EM - Lana
dead: Born wild Dead: , ? yrs Reason: unknown:
1964-00-00
Sole Brothers Circus
4 † ♀ EM - Sparks Jewel (July, Julie)
dead: Born wild Dead: 1966-06-11, ? yrs Reason: euthanised: broken leg 1961-00-00
1965-00-00
Cristiani-Wallace Brothers Circus
5 † ♀ EM - unknown
ASMP id: 31
dead: Born Dead: , ? yrs Reason: :
1953-02-01
Wirth Circus
6 † ♀ EM - Jodee II (Jo-Dee)
dead: Born unknown Dead: 1968-08-23, ? yrs Reason: accident: fall (road accident) 1950-00-00
1964-00-00
Sole Brothers Circus
7 † ♂ EM - Dundry (Jumbo?)
ASMP id: 7
dead: Born wild Dead: 1923-05-14, ? yrs Reason: euthanised: shot, aggressive 1905-00-00
1918-00-00
Sydney Zoo
8 † ♀ EM - Jessie
dead: Born wild Dead: , ? yrs Reason: unknown:
1964-00-00
Sole Brothers Circus
9 † ♀ EM - Doll
dead: Born Dead: 1963-05-28, ? yrs Reason: euthanised:
1963-05-00
Sydney Zoo
10 † ♀ EM - Alice
ASMP id: 30
dead: Born unknown 1891? Dead: 1956-07-04, 65 yrs Reason: unknown:
1952-11-01
Wirth Circus


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

Reference list

Facts about previously kept elephants, relocated from Wirth Circus in Australia, Elephant Encyclopedia, Koehl, D. (2026), available online retrieved 15 March 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=1711 (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)
2013-09-01 Dundry (Jumbo?):• http://circuszooanimals.blogspot.com/2011/05/list-of-wirths-circus-elephants-to-date.html
•  Peter Stolk, Netherlands
2013-05-27 Jessie:• Tony Ratcliffe
•  http://circuszooanimals.blogspot.com/2011/05/list-of-wirths-circus-elephants-to-date.html
•  Tony Maynard, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
2013-05-25 Alice:• http://circuszooanimals.blogspot.com/2011/05/list-of-wirths-circus-elephants-to-date.html
•  Taxon Report for Elephas maximus, by Sjoukje Vaartjes, Animal Records Officer, Melbourne Zoo.
2013-05-25 Doll:• Tony Ratcliffe
•  http://circuszooanimals.blogspot.com/2011/05/list-of-wirths-circus-elephants-to-date.html
2013-05-21 unknown:• Australasian Region Asian Elephant Studbook (2011) Compiled by Jan Steele, Australia
2012-06-16 Sparks Jewel (July, Julie):• http://circuszooanimals.blogspot.com/2011/05/list-of-wirths-circus-elephants-to-date.html
• 
Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
2011-11-07 Jodee II (Jo-Dee):• https://classic.circushistory.org/Query/Query05f.htm
•  http://circuszooanimals.blogspot.com/2011/05/list-of-wirths-circus-elephants-to-date.html
2010-05-25 Jip:• Gavan Donoghue, Australia, author of the book The Stratford Elephant Mystery, http://www.facebook.com/stratfordelephantmystery
•  https://books.google.com.au/books?id=yyAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA59&dq=taronga&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjWtfPg0_6LAxVXSWwGHfdmAHs4FBDoAXoECAkQAw#v=onepage&q=taronga&f=true
•  https://circuszooanimals.blogspot.com/2011/05/list-of-wirths-circus-elephants-to-date.html
2010-05-24 Rill:• http://bucklesw.blogspot.com/2007/11/bullen-circus-3.html
•  http://lucaantara.blogspot.com/2008/01/updating-elephants.html


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