Deceased elephants at Syracuse Zoo (Rosamond Gifford Zoo) in United States


This database list 8 dead elephants

Nr Sex Species Name Id Status Arrival locationImport
1+ ♂ EM Ajay < 1 Born: captive-born 2019-01-15
Doc x Mali
Dead:2020-12-08, disease Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus EEHV1A
2019-01-15
2+ ♂ EM Batu SSP id: 769? (unconfirmed) 5Born: captive-born 2015-05-12
Doc x Mali
Dead:2020-12-11 (5 years after arrival), disease Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus EEHV1A
2015-05-12
3+ ♀ EM stillborn SSP id: 640 < 1 5Born: captive-born 2006-06-08
Indy (Butch) x Romani
Dead:2006-06-08, stillborn
2006-06-08
4+ ♂ EM Kedar SSP id: 635 < 1 5Born: captive-born 2005-07-31
Indy (Butch) x Targa
Dead:2005-08-04, accident Fell in the outside pool and died from the injuries
2005-07-31
5+ ♀ EM stillborn SSP id: 536 < 1 5Born: captive-born 2001-05-06
Indy (Butch) x Targa
Dead:2001-05-06, stillborn
2001-05-06
6+ ♀ EM Preya SSP id: 521 3Born: captive-born 2000-02-10
Indy (Butch) x Romani
Dead:2003-04-12 (3 years after arrival), disease Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus (EEHV1A)
2000-02-10
7+ ♂ EM stillborn SSP id: 305 < 1 3Born: captive-born 1990-05-12
Indy (Butch) x Babe
Dead:1990-05-12, stillborn calf died in utero prior to caesarean section
1990-05-12
8+ ♀ EM Babe SSP id: 25 36Born: wild 1954 Dead:1990-05-12 (5 years after arrival), euthanised infarction of uterus; renal disease following caesarean section1985-06-06 Miami Metro Zoo

Source for the list of elephants deceased at Syracuse Zoo (Rosamond Gifford Zoo)

Reference list

Facts about Deceased elephants at Syracuse Zoo (Rosamond Gifford Zoo) in United States, Elephant Encyclopedia, Koehl, D. (2025), available online retrieved 1 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=198 (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this list:

Latest updateName of elephantSource (if it is a website, the target website will open in new window)
2020-12-10 Ajay:• https://www.syracuse.com/news/2020/12/syracuses-rosamond-gifford-zoo-announces-death-of-baby-elephant.html
•  http://www.elephant-news.com/index.php?id=7575
2018-12-08 Preya:• http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-101068245.html
•  Gary S. Hayward, Ph D. John Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.
2016-12-12 Batu:• http://rosamondgiffordzoo.org/assets/uploads/Elephant_Birth_May_2015.pdf
2011-09-01 Babe:• •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


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