Relocated elephants from Sydney Zoo in Australia

Nr	Sex Species Name Id	Status	Arrival Departure	Present location	Import
Sydney Zoo had previously 19 elephants relocated to new location.
1	♂ EM - Gung ASMP id: 59	PC: Born unknown 2000	2006-11-05 2018-01-30	Taronga Dubbo Western Plains Zoo	2004
2	♀ EM - Thong Dee ASMP id: 60	PC: Born unknown 2000	2006-11-02 2015-04-30	Taronga Dubbo Western Plains Zoo	2004
3	♀ EM - Porntip ASMP id: 63	PC: Born unknown 1992	2006-11-02 2015-04-24	Taronga Dubbo Western Plains Zoo	2004
4	† ♀ EM - Sabu ASMP id: 66	dead: Born wild 1958 Dead: 2019-07-20, 61 yrs Reason: age:	1961-08-21 1961-10-23	Bullen's Animal World	1961
5	† ♀ EM - Burma ASMP id: 52	dead: Born wild 1959? Dead: 2021-02-10, 62 yrs Reason: euthanised: degenerative joint disease	1961-08-21 1961-10-23	Taronga Dubbo Western Plains Zoo	1961
6	† ♀ EM - Siam ASMP id: 65	dead: Born wild 1957 Dead: 2013-02-00, 56 yrs Reason: unknown:	1961-08-21 1961-10-23	Australia Zoo	1961
7	† ♀ EM - Bimbo ASMP id: 64	dead: Born wild 1959 Dead: 2013-09-00, 54 yrs Reason: disease: arthritus	1961-08-21 1961-10-23	Australia Zoo	1961
8	♂ EM - Luk Chai ASMP id: 69	PC: Born captive-born 2009-07-04	2009-07-04 2015-04-30	Werribee Open Range Zoo
9	† ♀ EM - Saigon ASMP id: 00	dead: Born wild 1958? Dead: 2022-02-00, 64 yrs Reason: euthanised: geriatric muscular atrophy		Sydney Zoo (Bungarribee)
10	♂ EM - Pathi Harn ASMP id: 71	PC: Born captive-born 2010-03-10	2010-03-10 2015-04-24	Taronga Dubbo Western Plains Zoo
11	† ♀ EM - Gigi ASMP id: 38	dead: Born wild 1958 Dead: 2019-02-26?, 61 yrs Reason: euthanised: age-related ilnesses	1962-11-01 1968-11-13	Taronga Dubbo Western Plains Zoo
12	† ♀ EM - Minyak	dead: Born wild Dead: 2009-12-00, ? yrs Reason: unknown:	1963-00-00 1963-00-00	Perry Brothers Circus
13	† ♀ EM - Dolly	dead: Born Dead: , ? yrs Reason: accident: road accident	1963-00-00 1963-00-00	Sole Brothers Circus
14	† ♀ EM - Bambi ASMP id: 68	dead: Born wild 1960 Dead: 1996-07-00, 36 yrs Reason: unknown:	1963-02-01 1963-05-11	Stardust Circus
15	† ♂ EM - Heeman (Heman) ASMP id: 41	dead: Born wild 1956 Dead: 2006-12-28, 50 yrs Reason: disease: toxins produced from an acute gastro-intestinal infection	1963-02-01 2005-11-05	Taronga Dubbo Western Plains Zoo
16	† ♀ EM - Gilda ASMP id: 39	dead: Born wild 1948 Dead: 1960-1969, 12 yrs Reason: pathological: poisoned by cumpulsory tick spray	1962-11-01 1968-11-13	Ashtons Circus
17	† ♀ EM - Helene ASMP id: 37	dead: Born wild 1958 Dead: , ? yrs Reason: unknown:	1962-11-01 1968-10-23	Ridgeways circus
18	† ♀ EM - Burma	dead: Born Dead: , ? yrs Reason: :		Perry Brothers Circus
19	† ♀ LA - Toto SSP id: 63	dead: Born wild 1968 Dead: 1984-10-14, 16 yrs Reason: disease: heart attack	1982-12-02 1983-02-10	Taronga Dubbo Western Plains Zoo

Source for the list of elephants relocated, previously living at Sydney Zoo

Reference list

Facts about previously kept elephants, relocated from Sydney Zoo in Australia, Elephant Encyclopedia, Koehl, D. (2025), available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=44 (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)
2021-02-12	Burma:	• Mr Bullens elephants, through Glenn Sullivan • Roger Brogan, Western Plains Zoo • Australasian Region Asian Elephant Studbook (2011) Compiled by Jan Steele, Australia • https://taronga.org.au/news/2021-02-11/vale-burma
2020-05-04	Saigon:	• Steve Robinson, Australia • Ray Ryan, Australia • https://sydneyzoo.com/saigons-story • Donoghue, Gavan: The Stratford Elephant Mystery
2018-11-10	Bimbo:	• Tony Ratcliffe • Arnold de Boevere • http://bucklesw.blogspot.com/2009/12/down-under-1.html
2018-07-01	Porntip:	• Glenn Sullivan, Dubbo, Australia • https://www.dailyliberal.com.au/story/5388377/zoo-chat-asian-elephant-porntip-20-months-into-her-pregnancy/
2018-04-21	Thong Dee:	• Glenn Sullivan, Dubbo, Australia.
2018-04-21	Gung:	• Glenn Sullivan
2018-04-21	Gigi:	• Steve Robinson • Chantel Rodriguez • Ryan Easley, USA • <a href="http://www.elephant-news.com/index.php?id=3195">"Zoo welcomes killer circus elephant," Elephant-News.com, 2008-01-14</a> • https://www.westernadvocate.com.au/story/5926631/taronga-western-plains-zoo-mourns-the-loss-of-elderly-elephant-gigi/
2018-04-21	Luk Chai:	• http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/07/27/2637431.htm • Glenn Sullivan, Dubbo, Australia
2018-04-21	Pathi Harn:	• Vera Nedved and Lisa Keen, Taronga Zoo • Roger Brogan • Glenn Sullivan, Dubbo, Australia
2013-10-16	Sabu:	• Tony Ratcliffe • Arnold de Boevere • http://bucklesw.blogspot.com/2009/12/down-under-1.html
2013-05-23	Dolly:	• Tony Ratcliffe
2013-05-22	Siam:	• Arnold de Boevere • http://bucklesw.blogspot.com/2009/12/down-under-1.html
2013-05-22	Minyak:	• Tony Ratcliffe • Michael Lawlor • Ray Ryan, Australia • Andrea Lemon
2013-05-21	Bambi:	• Australasian Region Asian Elephant Studbook (2011) Compiled by Jan Steele, Australia
2013-05-17	Heeman (Heman):	• Tony Ratcliffe
2012-09-23	Burma:	• Steve Robinson
2012-03-14	Helene:	• Steve Robinson
2012-03-13	Toto:	• Taxon Report for Loxodonta africana by Sara Brice, Registrar, Taronga Conservation Society Australia
2010-12-12	Gilda:	• Steve Robinson • Ryan Easley, USA • Gavan Donoghue, Australia, author of the book The Stratford Elephant Mystery, http://www.facebook.com/stratfordelephantmystery

Sydney Zoo on elephant-news.com

Sydney Zoo is mentioned on Elephant News:
Date	Links which opens in new window
	Melbourne zoo's new elephants due by christmas - Elephant News
2006-11-06	Melbourne zoo: elephants are here! - Elephant News
	Three elephants pregnant in australia - Elephant News
2008-12-03	Where elephants walk - Elephant News
2016-09-24	Taronga zoo to recreate 'operation noah's ark' to celebrate 100th birthday - Elephant News
2016-04-15	Taronga zoo is expecting a baby elephant - Elephant News
2013-11-20	Dubbo's western plans zoo plans for arrival of asian elephant bulls pathi harn, luk chai and gung from sydney's taronga zoo - Elephant News
2012-10-20	Injured elephant keeper stable, zoo says - Elephant News
2012-05-27	Lucy melo: senior elephant keeper, taronga zoo - Elephant News
2011-02-05	Taronga zoo elephant diagnosed with tb - Elephant News
2020-10-14	Taronga zoo’s beloved baby elephant jai dee has sadly passed away - Elephant News

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