Relocated elephants from Brian Boswells Circus in South Africa

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Nr	Sex Species Name Id	Status	Arrival Departure	Present location	Import
Brian Boswells Circus had previously 15 elephants relocated to new location.
1	♂ LA - Joe	FC: Born wild	1993-00-00 1993-00-00	Ridiyagama Safari park	1993
2	♀ EM - Minoti	FC: Born wild 1970	1979-00-00	Natal Zoo Lion Park	1972
3	† ♀ LA - Bibi	dead: Born wild 1958 Dead: , ? yrs Reason: unknown:	1993-00-00 1994-00-00	Abu Camp	1960?
4	♀ LA - Bonnie	FC: Born wild 1993-00-00	1996-00-00	Knysna Elephant Park
5	♀ LA - Shirheni	FC: Born wild 1986	1993-00-00 1994-00-00	Abu Camp
6	† ♀ LA - unknown	dead: Born wild Dead: , ? yrs Reason: unknown:	1993-00-00 1993-00-00	Sri Lanka National Zoological Gardens (Dehiwela Zoo)
7	† ♀ LA - Landa	dead: Born wild 1984? Dead: 2020-10-27?, 36 yrs Reason: unknown:	1986-04-28	Pretoria Zoo
8	♀ LA - Lola	FC: Born wild 2003	2004-00-00	Natal Zoological Gardens & Lion Park
9	♂ LA - Charlie	PC: Born wild 1982-00-00	1984-00-00 2001-07-30	Shambala Game Reserve
10	♂ LA - Clyde	FC: Born wild 1993-00-00	1996-00-00	Knysna Elephant Park
11	♀ LA - Gika	wild: Born wild 1988	1993-00-00 1994-00-00	Okavango Delta
12	♀ LA - Emma	FC: Born wild 1982-00-00	1985-00-00	Natal Zoological Gardens & Lion Park
13	♀ LA - Daisy	FC: Born wild 1982-00-00	1985-00-00	Natal Zoological Gardens & Lion Park
14	† ♀ LA - Thandi	dead: Born wild 1981 Dead: 2017?, 36 yrs Reason: disease: TB	1984-00-00 2001-07-30	Pretoria Zoo
15	† ♂ LA - Bandula	dead: Born wild 1982 Dead: 2012-10-11, 30 yrs Reason: euthanised: spleen cancer	1984-00-00	Natal Zoological Gardens & Lion Park

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

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Facts about previously kept elephants, relocated from Brian Boswells Circus in South Africa, Elephant Encyclopedia, Koehl, D. (2026), available online retrieved 20 January 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=433 (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)
2020-10-30	Landa:	• Peter Stolk, Netherlands • https://docplayer.net/35834004-The-welfare-status-of-elephants-in-captivity-in-south-africa.html • https://diepos.co.za/lnn/1146172/landa-a-36-year-old-elephant-suddenly-passes-away-at-pretoria-zoo/ • https://citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/local-news/2377080/pretoria-zoos-resident-elephant-cow-landa-dies/
2020-10-30	Minoti:	• Jim Stockley, South Africa • https://docplayer.net/35834004-The-welfare-status-of-elephants-in-captivity-in-south-africa.html
2018-05-10	Joe:	• Jim Stockley
2018-05-10	Bibi:	• Wayne Jackson, Canada
2012-10-12	Bandula:	• Jim Stockley
2012-10-07	Charlie:	• Jim Stockley • Peter Stolk, Netherlands • https://www.goodthingsguy.com/environment/beloved-zoo-elephant-charlie-finally-set-free-after-decades-of-captivity/
2012-10-07	Clyde:	• Jim Stockley, South Africa.
2012-10-07	Thandi:	• Jim Stockley • Peter Stolk, Netherlands • (Pawsweb word document) • Why did tame elephant trample her handler?
2012-07-02	Gika:	• Cayley Christos
2011-05-13	Emma:	• Jim Stockley
2011-05-13	Daisy:	• Jim Stockley
2011-05-13	Lola:	• Jim Stockley
2010-04-25	unknown:	• Jim Stockley

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Brian Boswells Circus had previously 15 elephants relocated to new location.

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