Ingolf Kastirke

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Ingolf Kastirke

Profession	zoo elephant head-keeper
Personal details
Born	1950 in Germany

Residence
Country	Germany

Locations
Title	elephant head-keeper 1999-2006
Location	at Tierpark Berlin in Germany

Title	elephant keeper-1999
Location	at Tierpark Berlin in Germany

Relevant literature

Biography details

Ingolf Kastirke , zoo elephant head-keeper in Germany

Kastirke was born * 1950 in Germany .

Affiliation with 1 elephants

1: Mafuta (attacked)

Casualties

1 casualties

2006-09-30: elephant head-keeper Ingolf Kastirke attacked by Mafuta. during morning routines, after she was unchained. Ingolf Kastirke Survived. Kastirke had at least three broken ribs and internal injuries, and was treated on hospital during October 2006. Mafuta was later relocated to Halle Zoo, transferred to Protected Contact.

2006-09-30: African female epehant Mafuta attacked head elephant keeper Ingolf Kastirke, and she was later relocated to Halle Zoo.

Ingolf Kastirke is mentioned on 1 location pagesTierpark Berlin,

Ingolf Kastirke is mentioned on 1 elephant record pagesMafuta,

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). elephant head-keeper Ingolf Kastirke in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 27 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=220. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

https://www.bz-berlin.de/berlin/lichtenberg/elefantin-mafuta-34-starb-an-einer-bakterieninfektion

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