Relocated elephants from Lion Country Safari, Inc - Laguna Hills in United States

Nr	Sex Species Name Id	Status	Arrival Departure	Present location	Import
Lion Country Safari, Inc - Laguna Hills had previously 12 elephants relocated to new location.
1	† ♀ EM - Misty SSP id: 295	dead: Born wild 1964 Dead: 2016-04-13, 52 yrs Reason: euthanised:	1983-00-00 1985-00-00	Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES)	1967
2	† ♂ LA - Diamond (Zimbabwe) SSP id: 383	dead: Born captive-born 1980 Dead: 1994-12-31, 14 yrs Reason: unknown:	1983-00-00	Riddles Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary
3	† ♂ EM - Vance (Doc) SSP id: 272	dead: Born wild 1971 Dead: 2008-02-00, 37 yrs Reason: euthanised: leg problems	1972-00-00 1972-00-00	Bowmanville Zoo
4	♂ EM - Sneezy SSP id: 160	PC: Born wild 1973	1972-00-00 1972-00-00	Tulsa Zoo
5	† ♀ EM - Grumpy SSP id: 168	dead: Born wild 1971 Dead: 2002-10-03, 31 yrs Reason: killed: after sustaining injuries from being beaten up by Patti and Maxine	1972-00-00 1972-00-00	Bronx Zoo
6	† ♀ LA - Cita SSP id: 79	dead: Born wild 1969 Dead: , ? yrs Reason: killed: during fight with Peggy, she was knocked down and unable to recover	1970-06-00 1984-00-00	Miami Metro Zoo
7	† ♀ LA - Ruby (Rafiki) SSP id: 42	dead: Born wild 1969 Dead: 2011-03-29, 42 yrs Reason: unknown:	1970-06-00 1984-00-00	PAWS ARK 2000
8	♀ EM - Janice (Jaz, Bashful) SSP id: 151	FC: Born wild 1972	1972-00-00 1972-00-00	B and C Ranch (Bret Carden)
9	♀ EM - Cindy (Cyd, Dopey) SSP id: 148	FC: Born wild 1972	1972-00-00 1972-00-00	George Carden Circus International
10	♀ EM - Happy SSP id: 208	FC: Born wild 1971	1972-00-00 1972-00-00	Bronx Zoo
11	† ♀ LA - Nyla SSP id: 513	dead: Born wild 1969 Dead: , ? yrs Reason: unknown:	1983-02-10	Taronga Dubbo Western Plains Zoo
12	† ♂ LA - Congo SSP id: 322	dead: Born wild 1958 Dead: 2000-11-10, 42 yrs Reason: disease: pneumonia	1970-06-00 1983-02-10	Taronga Dubbo Western Plains Zoo

Source for the list of elephants relocated, previously living at Lion Country Safari, Inc - Laguna Hills

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Facts about previously kept elephants, relocated from Lion Country Safari, Inc - Laguna Hills in United States, Elephant Encyclopedia, Koehl, D. (2025), available online retrieved 5 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=1017 (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)
2020-11-22	Happy:	• Richard Chiger • Sandra Shoshani • Tommy Realing • http://www.elephant-news.com/index.php?id=7557
2016-04-20	Cita:	• http://bucklesw.blogspot.com/2007/05/from-henry-edgar.html • Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling • https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article226755339.html
2016-04-16	Misty:	• (Pawsweb word document) • http://www.elephants.com/newsStory.php?newsID=1556 • Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants • http://circusnospin.blogspot.com/2012/06/for-radar-denny.html
2013-05-08	Ruby (Rafiki):	• Controversy Builds Over LA Zoo's $40 Million Elephant Exhibit • LA Zoo pressrelease" >Ruby to be Transferred to PAWS
2012-05-23	Nyla:	• Toby Styles
2012-03-13	Congo:	• Taxon Report for Loxodonta africana by Sara Brice, Registrar, Taronga Conservation Society Australia • Ryan Easley, USA • "Australia's oldest African elephant dies," Elephant-News.com, 2010-10-04
2012-01-16	Cindy (Cyd, Dopey):	• Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
2010-12-05	Janice (Jaz, Bashful):	• Tommy Realing • Ryan Easley, USA • Elephants Ornament Wyoming Fair, 2007-08-25
2009-10-09	Sneezy:	• Ryan Easley, USA • Tommy Realing
2009-04-29	Vance (Doc):	• Josh Cowling • Mike Swain, Progressive Pachyderms • Ryan Easley, USA • Page 80, Elefanten in Zoo und Circus, Dokumentation 2 Nordamerika, 1997, by European Elephant Group: Haufellner, Schilfarth, Schweiger • "For Mike Swain", The Circus No-Spin Zone, 2008-08-26
2009-04-12	Grumpy:	• Ryan Easley, USA • Tommy Realing • Fordham's Rams Defeat Zoo's Elephant In Bronx, 1982-08-22> • Elephant Extravaganza, 1984-09-24>
2008-04-03	Diamond (Zimbabwe):	• Ryan Easley • Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling

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