Relocated elephants from Tsavo National Park in Kenya

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Nr	Sex Species Name Id	Status	Arrival Departure	Present location
Tsavo National Park had previously 73 elephants relocated to new location.
1	♀ LA - Pika Pika	FC: Born wild 2017-09-00	2019-09-05	DSWT Voi
2	♂ LA - Mayan	FC: Born wild 2018-11-00	2018-11-00	DSWT Kaluku Neonate Nursery
3	† ♂ LA - Samson	dead: Born wild 1953 Dead: , ? yrs Reason: euthanised: poisoned from distance by poachers with akokanthera arrow poison	1954-00-00	Tsavo National Park
4	♀ LA - Sagateisa	FC: Born wild 2021?	2021-11-24	DSWT Nairobi nursery
5	♀ EM - Doldol	FC: Born wild 2021-11-00	2021-11-23	DSWT Nairobi nursery
6	♂ LA - Choka	FC: Born wild 2020-11-00	2021-11-08	DSWT Nairobi nursery
7	♂ LA - Taabu	FC: Born wild 2020-09-00	2021-09-29	DSWT Nairobi nursery
8	♀ LA - Rokka	FC: Born wild 2021?	2021-07-26	DSWT Kaluku Neonate Nursery
9	♂ LA - Roho	FC: Born wild 2019-01-00	2019-10-16	DSWT Nairobi nursery
10	♂ LA - Thamana	FC: Born wild	2018-11-21	DSWT Kaluku Neonate Nursery
11	♀ LA - Lemeki	FC: Born wild	2018-03-20	DSWT Kaluku Neonate Nursery
12	♀ LA - Emsaya	wild: Born wild 2009		Tsavo National Park
13	♂ LA - Mukkoka	FC: Born wild 2017-09-00	2018-09-20	DSWT Nairobi nursery
14	♂ LA - Dololo	FC: Born wild 2017	2018-09-09	DSWT Ithumba
15	† ♀ LA - Shukuru	dead: Born wild 2009-09-00 Dead: 2021-11-29, 12 yrs Reason: unknown:	2009-09-00	DSWT Umani Springs (Kibwezi Forest)
16	♂ LA - Mapia	FC: Born wild 2016-11-00	2017-11-02	DSWT Ithumba
17	♀ LA - Araba	wild: Born wild	2015-10-19	DSWT Voi
18	† ♂ LA - Balguda	dead: Born wild 2011 Dead: 2016-08-08, 5 yrs Reason: :	2012-04-20	DSWT Nairobi nursery
19	♀ LA - Mbirikani	FC: Born wild 2009	2014-03-11 2014-03-12	DSWT Voi
20	♂ LA - Galla	FC: Born wild 2012	2014-00-00	DSWT Ithumba
21	♀ LA - Oltaiyoni	FC: Born wild	2013-10-22	DSWT Ithumba
22	♀ LA - Arruba	FC: Born wild 2012-09-00	2013-05-29	DSWT Voi
23	♂ LA - Tundani	FC: Born wild	2013-04-08	DSWT Voi
24	♀ LA - Makireti	wild: Born wild 2009	2010-07-18	Tsavo National Park
25	♂ LA - Bomani	FC: Born wild	2012-07-20	DSWT Ithumba
26	♂ LA - Kandecha	wild: Born wild 2009	2010-06-17	Tsavo National Park
27	♀ LA - Wasessa	FC: Born wild 2006	2008-06-22	DSWT Voi
28	† ♀ LA - Dida	dead: Born wild 2007-08-00 Dead: 2012-03-09, 5 yrs Reason: unknown:	2007-09-03	DSWT Voi
29	♂ LA - Mzima	FC: Born wild 2006	2007-09-00	DSWT Voi
30	♂ LA - Msinga	wild: Born wild	2007-08-17	Tsavo National Park
31	♂ LA - Kamboyo	wild: Born wild 2005	2006-03-28	Tsavo National Park
32	♂ LA - Zurura	wild: Born wild	2005-10-28	Tsavo National Park
33	♂ LA - Kenze	wild: Born wild 2004-12-00	2006-12-06	Tsavo National Park
34	♀ LA - Challa	wild: Born wild 2004-08-00	2005-11-16	Tsavo National Park
35	♂ LA - Shimba	FC: Born wild 2006	2006-00-00	DSWT Voi
36	♀ LA - Galana	wild: Born wild 2003-04-00	2004-08-15	Tsavo National Park
37	♂ LA - Taita	wild: Born wild 2003-02-00	2003-10-01	Tsavo National Park
38	♀ LA - Yatta	wild: Born wild 1999-09-00	1999-10-00	Tsavo National Park
39	♂ LA - Irima	wild: Born wild 2003-01-00	2003-10-08	Tsavo National Park
40	♀ LA - Ndara	wild: Born wild 2000-11-00	2001-09-25	Tsavo National Park
41	♂ LA - Mukwaju	wild: Born wild 1999-09-00	1999-10-00	Tsavo National Park
42	♀ LA - Vita	wild: Born wild 2000-06-00	2001-00-00	Tsavo National Park
43	♂ LA - Tsavo	wild: Born wild 2000	2001-00-00	Tsavo National Park
44	♀ LA - Emily	wild: Born wild 1993-10-00	1993-10-00 1993-11-00	Tsavo National Park
45	♀ LA - Mpenzi	wild: Born wild 1992-10-16	1993-05-00	Tsavo National Park
46	† ♀ LA - Fatuma	dead: Born wild 1952 Dead: , ? yrs Reason: unknown:	1952-00-00 1954-00-00	Tsavo National Park
47	† ♂ LA - Samson	dead: Born wild ~1952 Dead: , ? yrs Reason: :	1954-00-00	Tsavo National Park
48	♀ LA - Tahri	FC: Born wild 2015?	2017-09-17	DSWT Voi
49	♀ LA - Mudanda	FC: Born wild 2012	2013-08-03	DSWT Voi
50	♀ LA - Panda	FC: Born wild 2010		DSWT Voi
51	♀ LA - Ndii	FC: Born wild 2008-08-00		DSWT Voi
52	† ♂ LA - Galdessa	dead: Born wild 2006 Dead: 2007-02-23, 1 yrs Reason: unknown:	2006-11-21	DSWT Nairobi nursery
53	† ♂ LA - Nkiito	dead: Born wild 2005 Dead: 2006-01-00, 1 yrs Reason: disease: Pneumonia	2006-01-00	DSWT Nairobi nursery
54	♀ LA - Kilabasi	wild: Born wild 2010	2011-07-07	Tsavo National Park
55	♀ LA - Sities	wild: Born wild 2010-01-00		Tsavo National Park
56	♂ LA - Buchuma	wild: Born wild 2004-05-00	2004-09-28	Tsavo National Park
57	† ♀ EM - Ashaka	dead: Born wild Dead: 2014?, ? yrs Reason: :		DSWT Nairobi nursery
58	† ♀ LA - Sobo	dead: Born wild Dead: , ? yrs Reason: unknown:		Tsavo National Park
59	♀ LA - Murka	wild: Born wild 2008	2010-07-07	Tsavo National Park
60	♀ LA - Ithumba	wild: Born wild 2008	2010-09-25	Tsavo National Park
61	† ♀ LA - Aruba	dead: Born wild Dead: , ? yrs Reason: :		Sheldricks elephant orphanage
62	† ♂ LA - Kadenge	dead: Born wild Dead: , ? yrs Reason: :		Sheldricks elephant orphanage
63	♂ LA - Burra	wild: Born wild 2000-05-00		Tsavo National Park
64	† ♂ LA - Bukanezi	dead: Born wild Dead: , ? yrs Reason: poached:		Tsavo National Park
65	† ⚪ LA - Raru	dead: Born wild Dead: , ? yrs Reason: :		Sheldricks elephant orphanage
66	† ⚪ LA - Kanderi	dead: Born wild Dead: , ? yrs Reason: :		Sheldricks elephant orphanage
67	♀ LA - Lissa	wild: Born wild 1986-10-00	1986-10-00 1988-00-00	Tsavo National Park
68	♂ LA - Chuma	wild: Born wild 1987-01-00	1987-01-00 1987-09-00	Tsavo National Park
69	♀ LA - Ishanga	wild: Born wild 2009-11-00	2010-11-17	Tsavo National Park
70	♂ LA - Taru	wild: Born wild 1987-08-00	1987-08-00 1987-11-00	Tsavo National Park
71	♂ LA - Dika	wild: Born wild 1988-08-00	1988-08-00 1988-11-00	Tsavo National Park
72	† ♂ LA - Luggard	dead: Born wild Dead: 2021-05-12, ? yrs Reason: trauma: injured leg from being shot	2015-00-00	DSWT Umani Springs (Kibwezi Forest)
73	♀ LA - Sagala	FC: Born wild 2015?	2017-00-00	DSWT Voi

Source for the list of elephants relocated, previously living at Tsavo National Park

Reference list

Facts about previously kept elephants, relocated from Tsavo National Park in Kenya, Elephant Encyclopedia, Koehl, D. (2025), available online retrieved 20 June 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=662 (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this list:
Latest update	Name of elephant	Source (if it is a website, the target website will open in new window)
2020-04-26	Pika Pika:	• https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/orphans/pika-pika
2018-12-11	Nkiito:	• http://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/updates/updates.asp?Rhino=&ID=61
2018-12-11	Galdessa:	• http://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/updates/updates.asp?ID=109
2018-12-11	Shukuru:	• https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/updates/updates.asp?ID=1054 • https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/updates/updates.asp?ID=1096
2018-12-11	Murka:	• https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/updates/updates.asp?ID=291
2018-11-24	Luggard:	• https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/news/updates/farewell-luggard-our-lionheart
2018-11-24	Sagala:	•
2018-11-24	Arruba:	• http://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/updates/updates.asp?ID=880
2018-10-25	Galla:	• https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/updates/updates.asp?ID=1014
2018-10-25	Balguda:	• https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/updates/updates.asp?ID=933
2018-10-24	Wasessa:	• https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/updates/updates.asp?ID=192
2018-10-24	Ndii:	•
2018-10-24	Kandecha:	• http://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/updates/updates.asp?ID=337
2018-10-24	Ishanga:	• https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/updates/updates.asp?ID=313 • https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/updates/updates.asp?ID=441
2018-10-24	Mapia:	•
2018-10-22	Ndara:	• http://www.onegreenplanet.org/news/orphan-elephant-gives-birth-to-a-wild-baby/
2018-10-21	Emily:	• https://nicerdays.org/pregnant-elephant-gives-birth/
2018-10-21	Galana:	• https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/updates/updates.asp?ID=953
2018-10-20	Dololo:	• https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/asp/orphan_profile.asp?N=385
2018-10-20	Bukanezi:	• http://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/html/elephant_archival.asp
2018-10-19	Fatuma:	• http://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/html/elephant_archival.asp
2018-10-19	Sobo:	• http://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/html/elephant_archival.asp
2018-10-19	Kadenge:	• http://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/html/elephant_archival.asp
2018-10-19	Raru:	• https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/asp/orphan_profile.asp?N=21
2018-10-19	Aruba:	• http://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/html/elephant_archival.asp
2018-10-19	Samson:	• http://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/html/elephant_archival.asp
2018-10-19	Kanderi:	• https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/asp/orphan_profile.asp?N=21
2012-11-14	Doldol:	• https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/orphans/doldol
2012-04-11	Sities:	• http://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/asp/orphan_profile.asp?N=229
2012-03-31	Choka:	• https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/orphans/choka
2012-03-27	Mayan:	• https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/orphans/mayan
2012-03-27	Rokka:	• https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/orphans/rokka
2012-03-27	Taabu:	• https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/orphans/taabu
2012-03-11	Thamana:	• https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/orphans/thamana

Tsavo National Park on elephant-news.com

Tsavo National Park is mentioned on Elephant News:
Date	Links which opens in new window
2013-04-26	Elephant endotheliotrophic herpes virus surveillance (eehv) in elephants in tsavo - Elephant News
2013-06-04	10 kws staff investigated for spying for poachers - Elephant News
	Kws launch manhunt for poachers who killed 6 elephants in tsavo - Elephant News
2020-08-24	Adorable video of 1-day-old baby elephant following his mother goes viral. internet is in love - Elephant News
	First reported case of fatal tuberculosis in a wild african elephant with past humanâ€“wildlife contact - Elephant News

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