Wild born elephants at Kakanakote forest in India

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Nr	Sex Species Name Id	Birth	Death date	Parents	Arrival Location
1	♀ EM Lilly > Local id: 3 DCEMK id: 92	1967		x	Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo
2	† ♂ EM Arjuna > DCEMK id: 40	1961	2023-12-04	x	Balle Elephant Camp
3	† ♀ EM Geetha > Local id: 11 DCEMK id: 81	1951	2020-12-13	x	1968-00-00 Sakrebyle elephant camp
4	† ♀ EM Kapila > Local id: 10 DCEMK id: 80	1944	2017-02-05	x	Sakrebyle elephant camp
5	† ♀ EM Kavitha (Kavitha) > Local id: 3 DCEMK id: 88	1939	2012-09-16	x	K Gudi Wilderness Camp (Kyathadevara Gudi)
6	† ♂ EM Biligiriranga >	1911		x	Mysore Palace Temple

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Facts about Wild born elephants at Kakanakote forest in India, Elephant Encyclopedia, Koehl, D. (2026), available online retrieved 19 May 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=1857 (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)
2020-12-14	Geetha:	• http://115.115.159.50:8083/aranya/downloads/ShettihalliWLS_MgmtPlan.pdf • http://www.uniindia.com/85-yr-old-elephant-gita-died/south/news/2262515.html
2018-11-01	Arjuna:	• weight: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysore/Balarama-is-back-in-action-leads-from-the-front/articleshow/16531770.cms • http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/prani/elephants/dasara_elephants.htm • https://www.newskarnataka.com/mysore/newbies-get-ready-to-walk-with-veteran-jumbos-this-dasara • https://www.karnataka.com/mysore/dasara-elephants/ • https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/elephant-arjuna-of-dasara-fame-dies-after-being-attacked-by-wild-tusker-in-sakaleshpur/article67604123.ece
2017-03-06	Kapila:	• http://www.newskarnataka.com/shimoga/sakrebailu-elephant-camp-loses-another-jumbo-within-a-week • https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2017/feb/05/sakrebailu-loses-another-granny-jumbo-1567197.html
2016-12-09	Kavitha (Kavitha):	• http://www.business-standard.com/generalnews/news/dasara-elephant-kavita-is-dead/57628/ • http://www.deccanherald.com/content/101531/second-batch-elephants-arrives-city.html
2009-11-13	Biligiriranga:	• https://starofmysore.com/jc-wadiyars-favourite-jumbo/

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