Furuviksparken in Sweden

Furuviksparken
Unknown elephant in Furuvik from the past. Postcard, unknown photographer
Type	zoo
Owner	Parks & Resorts Scandinavia
Founded	1936
First elephant arrived	1936
Place	Gavle
Country	Sweden
Website	http://www.furuvik.se/

Directors	1935-1975 : Gösta Nygren
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Description

Furuviksparken, in Gavle, in Sweden, was founded in 1936 and the first elephant arrived in 1936.

Comments / pictures

1936: Taku arrived.
1943-1944: 4 elephants came from Cirkus Busch in Germany with the trainer Adamsky.
1950: 2 elephants bought

References for records about Furuviksparken

Koehl, Dan (2020). Furuviksparken, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=28. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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This document was updated: 2020-10-30 07:03:11