Deceased elephants at Riddles Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary elephants in United States

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This database list 12 dead elephants

Nr	Sex Species Name Id	Status	Arrival location	Import
1	+ ♀ EM Anna May SSP id: 605 57	Born: wild 1947 Dead:2004-12-21, unknown	2004-05-21 Woodcocks’s elephant act
2	+ ♀ EM stillborn SSP id: 545 < 1 57	Born: captive-born 2003-02-01 Hank x Mary (Tina, Brenda) Dead:2003-02-01, maternal death	2003-02-01
3	+ ♂ LA Digger SSP id: 404 19	Born: wild 1983 Dead:2002-07-16 (2 years after arrival), euthanised congenital leg deformity	2000-04-26 Jorge Barreda	1984?
4	+ ♂ LA Willie SSP id: 184 30	Born: wild 1979 Dead:2009-08-00 (12 years after arrival), euthanised infection	1997-06-20 Miami Metro Zoo	1984
5	+ ♀ EM Mary (Tina, Brenda) SSP id: 335 29	Born: wild 1974 Dead:2003-01-31 (6 years after arrival), maternal death	1997-06-20 Miami Metro Zoo
6	+ ♀ EM Peggy (Eva) SSP id: 389 60	Born: wild 1960 Dead:2020-09-29? (25 years after arrival), age	1995-08-15 Woodcocks’s elephant act
7	+ ♂ LA Jessie SSP id: 202 14	Born: wild 1980 Dead:1994-10-25, unknown	1994-10-25 Circus Vargas
8	+ ♂ LA Fanti (Morgan) SSP id: 188 15	Born: captive-born 1979-05-20 Macho (Tantar) x Tanya (China, Cheena) Dead:1994-12-16, unknown	1994-00-00 International Animal Exchange (Ferndale)
9	+ ♂ LA Diamond (Zimbabwe) SSP id: 383 14	Born: captive-born 1980 Congo x Ruby (Rafiki) Dead:1994-12-31, unknown	1993-12-21 Circus Vargas
10	+ ♀ EM Kate (Katie) 22	Born: wild 1970 Dead:1992-05-23, euthanised hip injury	1991-00-00 Circus Vargas
11	+ ♂ LA Solomon SSP id: 225 25	Born: wild 1983 Dead:2008-02-05 (22 years after arrival), disease colitis	1986-07-31 Jumbolair (Arthur Jones)	1984
12	+ ♀ LA Mugsy SSP id: 224 25	Born: wild 1983 Dead:, disease infection; respiratory bacterial	1986-07-31 Jumbolair (Arthur Jones)	1984

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Facts about Deceased elephants at Riddles Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary elephants in United States, Elephant Encyclopedia, Koehl, D. (2025), available online retrieved 9 November 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=57 (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)
2013-07-09	Solomon:	• Ryan Easley, USA • Riddle Preserve Mourns Loss of Solomon, Elephant-News.com, 2008-12-09
2012-04-06	stillborn:	• Ryan Easley, USA
2012-02-28	Peggy (Eva):	• http://bucklesw.blogspot.com/2005/07/rbbb-circus-world-1977-barber-shop.html http://bucklesw.blogspot.com/2005/07/riddle-elephant-sanctuary-2_29.html http://bucklesw.blogspot.com/2007/10/riddle-elephant-sanctuary-2.html
2010-12-31	Kate (Katie):	• "Table 4: Captive Elephants 1988-1999 and Additions to 1980-1988 Records," Elephant, The Publication of the Elephant Research Foundation, Vol 2 No 4, January 2000. p 65-71
2009-11-26	Mary (Tina, Brenda):	• Ryan Easley, USA
2009-08-30	Mugsy:	• Ryan Easley, USA
2008-05-20	Anna May:	• Buckles Woodcock • Buckles Woodcock • https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2009/10/07/on-the-backs-of-elephants-trainer-rode-to-his-niche/
2008-04-03	Diamond (Zimbabwe):	• Ryan Easley • Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
2008-04-02	Fanti (Morgan):	• Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling

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