Year 2015 in the Elephant culture history

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2015 mention in article pages

8 entries with glossary pages mention 2015

Poaching

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Tuskless

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EEP

Category organisation page, containing 1409 chars.

ACES

Category organisation page, containing 455 chars.

Conservation

Category ecology page, containing 2437 chars.

Sumatran Mahout Communication Forum (FOKMAS)

Category organization page, containing 3345 chars.

Elephant hook

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Kandy Esala Perahera

Category organization page, containing 2401 chars.

2015 mentioned in locations

16 location entries where 2015 is mentioned

Emmen Zoo

zoo in Netherlands
Founded year 1935
🎈 First elephant arrived 1935
⚮ Terminated elephant management 2015
† Closed year 2015

Seattle Zoo (Woodland Park Zoo)

zoo in United States
Founded year 1899
⚮ Terminated elephant management 2015

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Circus Benneweis

circus in Denmark
Founded year 1887
⚮ Terminated elephant management 1994
† Closed year 2015

Circus Universal Renz

circus in Germany
Founded year 1984
⚮ Terminated elephant management 2015

Pankow's Pachyderms

private in United States
⚮ Terminated elephant management 2015
† Closed year 2015

Camp King Elephant camp (Rajaji National Park)

camp in India
Founded year 2015
🎈 First elephant arrived 2015

Giritale Elephant Transit Home Medical Centre

hospital in Sri Lanka

Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus (Gold Unit)

circus in United States
⚮ Terminated elephant management 2015
† Closed year 2017

Airavata Elephant Foundation

camp in Cambodia
Founded year 2015
🎈 First elephant arrived 2015

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Circus Francordia (Circus Luna)

circus in Germany
Founded year 1972
⚮ Terminated elephant management 2015

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Sai Yok Elephant Haven Kanchanaburi Project

camp in Thailand
🎈 First elephant arrived 2015

Rubini Atmawidjaja Hospital

hospital in Indonesia
Founded year 2013
🎈 First elephant arrived 2015

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Wildlands Adventure Zoo Emmen

zoo in Netherlands
Founded year 2015
🎈 First elephant arrived 2015

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Sydney Zoo (Bungarribee)

zoo in Australia
Founded year 2015
🎈 First elephant arrived 2019

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Circus Probst (East)

circus in Germany
Founded year 1945
⚮ Terminated elephant management 1973
† Closed year 2015

2015 person birth records

1 entries with persons who were born in 2015

Titoy Rochoy

Titoy Kathoy Cha, camp other in Cambodia, born 2015 , in .

other- at Rumpe Lech village in Cambodia

2015 person new work records

16 entries with persons who started new work in 2015

Fransesco Bouglione

Fransesco Bouglione, circus director. Started 2015 as director at Cirque d´Hiver Bouglione in France

Brett Carden

Brett Carden, circus director. Started 2015 as owner at George Carden Circus International in United States

Larry Carden

Larry Dean Carden, circus director. Started 2015 as owner at George Carden Circus International in United States

Chenda Clais

Chenda Clais, organisation elephant owner. Started 2015 as elephant owner at Airavata Elephant Foundation in Cambodia

Pierre-Yves Clais

Pierre-Yves Clais, organisation elephant owner. Started 2015 as elephant owner at Airavata Elephant Foundation in Cambodia

Rob Conachie

Rob Conachie, zoo elephant keeper. Started 2015 as elephant head-keeper at Fresno Chaffee Zoological Gardens in United States

Severin Dressen

Severin F. Dressen, zoo director. Started 2015 as curator at Wuppertal Zoo in Germany

Apichit Duangdee

Apichit Duangdee, camp manager. Started 2015 as manager at Chiang Mai Elephant Rescue Park in Thailand

Sofie Goetghebeur

Sofie Goetghebeur, zoo zookeeper. Started 2015 as president at Elephant Haven European Elephant Sanctuary (EHEES) in France

Alexander H.

Alexander H., circus visitor. Started 2015 as visitor at Circus Francordia (Circus Luna) in Germany

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Friederike Hagenbeck

Friederike Hagenbeck, zoo director. Started 2015 as assistant director at Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen) in Germany

Karin Houcke

Karin Houcke, circus animal trainer. Started 2015 as animal trainer at Jordan World Circus in United States

Ryan Long

Ryan Long, wildlife biologist. Started 2015 as researcher at Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique

Pat Maluy

Patrick Maluy, zoo elephant keeper. Started 2015 as head zookeeper at Los Angeles Zoo in United States

Ronny Moche

Ronny Moche, zoo elephant keeper. Started 2015 as elephant head-keeper at Dresden Zoo in Germany

Pieter van der Valk

Pieter van der Valk, zoo elephant keeper. Started 2015 as elephant keeper at Wildlands Adventure Zoo Emmen in Netherlands

2015 person stopped work records

35 entries with persons who stopped a work in 2015

Rise Pankow

Rise , private elephant trainer. Stopped 2015 as owner at Pankow's Pachyderms in United States

Rise Pankow

Rise , private elephant trainer. Stopped 2015 as elephant trainer at Nashville Zoo in United States

Achalanka

Achalanka , temple mahout. Stopped 2015 as mahout at Millennium Elephant Foundation in Sri Lanka

Ganapathi

Ganapathi , camp mahout. Stopped 2015 as mahout at K Gudi Wilderness Camp (Kyathadevara Gudi) in India

Diana Benneweis

Diana Benneweis, circus director. Stopped 2015 as owner at Circus Benneweis in Denmark

Jörg Burger

Jörg Burger, zoo elephant keeper. Stopped 2015 as elephant head-keeper at Dresden Zoo in Germany

George Carden

George Carden, circus director. Stopped 2015 as owner at George Carden Circus International in United States

Rob Conachie

Rob Conachie, zoo elephant keeper. Stopped 2015 as elephant head-keeper at Woburn Safari Park in United Kingdom

Stefan Frank

Stefan Frank, circus director. Stopped 2015 as elephant trainer at Circus Francordia (Circus Luna) in Germany

Anton Frank

Anton Frank, circus animal trainer. Stopped 2015 as owner at Anton Frank in Sweden

Ingeborg Rhodin

Ingeborg Gautier, circus equestrian. Stopped 2015 as assistant director at Circus Brazil Jack in Sweden

Spartaco Gippoliti

Spartaco Gippoliti, zoo biologist. Stopped 2015 as consultant at Safari Ravenna in Italy

Sofie Goetghebeur

Sofie Goetghebeur, zoo zookeeper. Stopped 2015 as zookeeper at Antwerp Zoo in Belgium

Alexander H.

Alexander H., circus visitor. Stopped 2015 as visitor at Circus Francordia (Circus Luna) in Germany

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Stephan Hering-Hagenbeck

Stephan Hering, zoo director. Stopped 2015 as assistant director at Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen) in Germany

Adam Johns

Adam Johns, private elephant keeper. Stopped 2015 as elephant keeper at Living With Elephants in Botswana

Pat Maluy

Patrick Maluy, zoo elephant keeper. Stopped 2015 as elephant head-keeper at Seattle Zoo (Woodland Park Zoo) in United States

Ronny Moche

Ronny Moche, zoo elephant keeper. Stopped 2015 as elephant keeper at Dresden Zoo in Germany

Hen Moel

Hen Moel, camp mahout. Stopped 2015 as mahout at Kachang village in Cambodia

Walter Nones

Walter Nones, circus director. Stopped 2015 as owner at Circus Moira Orfei in Italy

Moira Orfei

Miranda Orfei, circus director. Stopped 2015 as owner at Circus Moira Orfei in Italy

Thi Oum

Thi Oum, village mahout. Stopped 2015 as mahout at Samot Kraom village in Cambodia

Savath Oum

Savath Oum, village elephant owner. Stopped 2015 as elephant owner at Samot Kraom village in Cambodia

Vicenta Pages

Vicenta Pages, circus animal trainer. Stopped 2015 as animal trainer at Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus (Gold Unit) in United States

Chuck Pankow

Chuck Pankow, private elephant trainer. Stopped 2015 as owner at Pankow's Pachyderms in United States

Chuck Pankow

Chuck Pankow, private elephant trainer. Stopped 2015 as elephant trainer at Nashville Zoo in United States

K. G. Sumanabanda

Kotuwe Gedara Sumana Punchi, camp mahout. Stopped 2015 as mahout at Sri Dalada Maligawa in Sri Lanka

Josef Richter Sr.

József Richter, circus,zoo director,elephant trainer. Stopped 2015 as director at Capital Circus of Budapest (Beketow) in Hungary

Hanspeter Steinmetz

Hanspeter Steinmetz, zoo veterinarian. Stopped 2015 as veterinarian at Knies Kinderzoo in Switzerland

Sanak Tak

Sanak Tak, camp elephant owner. Stopped 2015 as mahout at Ka Tieng Waterfall elephant village in Cambodia

Kehem Kepal

Kehem Kepal Theo, camp mahout. Stopped 2015 as mahout at Rumpe Lech village in Cambodia

Khem Kepal

Khem Kepal Theo, camp mahout. Stopped 2015 as mahout at Rumpe Lech village in Cambodia

Pieter van der Valk

Pieter van der Valk, zoo elephant keeper. Stopped 2015 as elephant keeper at Emmen Zoo in Netherlands

Tony Verhulst

Tony Verhulst, zoo director. Stopped 2015 as elephant keeper at Planckendael Zoo in Belgium

Hir Plung

Hir Plung Vi, camp mahout. Stopped 2015 as mahout at Kaplaeng village in Cambodia

3 casulaties of people being attcked by elephants in 2015

3 entries with persons who were attcked by elephants in 2015

2015-07-31 banks of Kandy Lake, in Kandy,, Sri Lanka

† mahout Achalanka

fatal attack by Alawathura Menike at Millennium Elephant Foundation

. The body of a young mahout assistant was discovered floating near the banks of Kandy Lake. † Achalanka died 2015-07-31

2015-06-13 Germany

. The elephant Baby, who had escaped from the circus tent, attacked Alexander, pushed him into a metal fence, and tusked him, and he died immediately on the spot. † Alexander H. died 2015-06-13, Sportplatz at Buchen im Odenwald

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2015-03-15 India

† mahout Ganapathi

fatal attack by Gajendra at K Gudi Wilderness Camp (Kyathadevara Gudi)

. Ganapathi (50), was gored to death when he tried to prevent Gajendra, who was in heat, from attacking another Dasara elephant Srirama at the elephant camp. † Ganapathi died 2015-03-15, K Gudi Wilderness Camp, Chamarajanagar

2015 person Obituaries

17 entries with persons who died in 2015

Ingeborg Rhodin

Ingeborg Gautier (b. 1929-02-11 ) circus equestrian in Sweden, died † 2015-11-19 Malmö, in Sweden.

equestrian -1944 at Circus Carl Hagenbeck-Stellingen in Germany
equestrian 1944-1964 at Zoo Circus in Sweden
assistant director 1954-1964 at Zoo Circus in Sweden
equestrian 1965-1968 at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in United States
equestrian 1969 at Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus (Blue Unit) in United States
assistant director 1982-2015 at Circus Brazil Jack in Sweden

Marlene Ruhe

Marlene (b. 1937-09-17 ) organisation director in Germany, died † 2015-11-14 , in .

assistant director -1993 at Firma Ruhe in Germany

Achalanka

Achalanka (b. 1987? ) temple mahout in Sri Lanka, died † 2015-07-31 , in .

mahout -2015 at Millennium Elephant Foundation in Sri Lanka

Rosa Maria Gibbs

Rosa Maria Garzon (b. 1942-08-03 ) circus animal trainer in United States, died † 2015-06-22 , in United States.

owner 1965-1999 at Bobby Gibbs Elephant Acts elephants in United States

Alexander H.

Alexander H. (b. 1960? ) circus visitor in Germany, died † 2015-06-13 Sportplatz at Buchen im Odenwald, in Germany.

visitor 2015-2015 at Circus Francordia (Circus Luna) in Germany

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Fred Kurt

Fred Kurt (b. 1939-02-18 Langenthal) wildlife zoologist in Switzerland, died † 2015-06-06 Aichach, in Germany.

apprentice keeper 1955-1955 at Circus Knie in Switzerland
researcher 1997-1997 at Pinnawala elephant orphanage in Sri Lanka
researcher 1998-1998 at Pinnawala elephant orphanage in Sri Lanka

Jenny Wallenda

Jenny Wallenda (b. 1927-10-08 Berlin) circus artist in United States, died † 2015-04-03 Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida, in United States.

artist - at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in United States

Ganapathi

Ganapathi (b. 1965? Nagalapur, Hunasusu taluk) camp mahout in India, died † 2015-03-15 K Gudi Wilderness Camp, Chamarajanagar, in India.

mahout -2015-03-15 at K Gudi Wilderness Camp (Kyathadevara Gudi) in India

Rudolf Probst

Rudolf Probst (b. 1922-12-29 Strach) circus director in Germany, died † 2015-03-11 , in .

owner 1945-1990 at Circus Probst (East) in Germany

Jack Bostock

Jack R. Bostock (b. 1927-09-22 ) circus artist in United States, died † 2015-01-31 , in .

artist - at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in United States

John Herriot

John Milton Herriot (b. 1931-01-15 St. Peter, Minnesota) circus animal trainer in United States, died † 2015-01-26 Sarasota, Florida, in United States.