Deceased elephants at Balule Nature Reserve in South Africa

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This database list 2 dead elephants

Nr	Sex Species Name Id	Status	Arrival location	Import
1	+ ♂ LA Shoshangane (wild)	Born: wild >1971 Dead:2016-02-00, disease heart attack due to a secondary infection	Kruger National Park
2	+ ♀ LA George	Born: wild Dead:2018-08-13, poached shot and killed during illegal hunt.

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Facts about Deceased elephants at Balule Nature Reserve in South Africa, Elephant Encyclopedia, Koehl, D. (2025), available online retrieved 27 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=2292 (archived at the Wayback machine)

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2018-12-05	George:	• On 13 August this year a scheduled elephant hunt was conducted illegally in Balule Nature Reserve, a private reserve within the unfenced Great Kruger area, but outside of the Kruger National Park boundaries. A collared male elephant of 20-30 years old, with tusks of approximately 30 pounds on each side, was shot and killed during the illegal hunt.
2018-07-01	Shoshangane (wild):	• https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/shoshangaan-the-tusker-dies-of-natural-causes/

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