Relocated elephants from Polack Brothers Circus in United States

Nr	Sex Species Name Id	Status	Arrival Departure	Present location	Import
Polack Brothers Circus had previously 25 elephants relocated to new location.
1	† ♀ EM - Alice	dead: Born wild Dead: 1965, ? yrs Reason: unknown:	1954-00-00 1956-11-00	Circo Bell	1948-11-15
2	† ♀ EM - Mary SSP id: 73	dead: Born captive-born 1946-06-01 Dead: 2010-03-02, 64 yrs Reason: age:	1953-00-00 1956-05-09	Sanford Central Florida Zoological Park
3	† ♀ EM - Carrie	dead: Born wild Dead: 1972, ? yrs Reason: age:	1919-00-00 1920-00-00	Hoxie Brothers Circus
4	† ♀ LA - Kenya SSP id: 335	dead: Born wild 1965 Dead: 1982-06-12, 17 yrs Reason: disease: salmonellosis	1966-09-00 1969-02-05	Louisville Zoo
5	† ♀ EM - Anna May SSP id: 605	dead: Born wild 1947 Dead: 2004-12-21, 57 yrs Reason: unknown:	1949-00-00 1950-00-00	Riddles Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary
6	† ♀ EM - Mary Ann SSP id: T2222	dead: Born wild Dead: , ? yrs Reason: unknown:	1941-00-00 1944-00-00	King Brothers Circus
7	† ♀ EM - Queen	dead: Born wild Dead: , ? yrs Reason: unknown:	1947-00-00 1958-00-00	James E. Strates Carnival
8	† ♀ EM - Happy	dead: Born wild Dead: , ? yrs Reason: unknown:	1947-00-00 1958-00-00	James E. Strates Carnival
9	† ♀ EM - Norma (June)	dead: Born wild Dead: , ? yrs Reason: unknown:	1950-00-00	Kelly Miller Circus
10	† ♂ EM - Louie	Assumed dead: Born wild	1967-00-00 1978-00-00	Mexico unspecified location
11	† ♀ EM - Stella	dead: Born wild 1965 Dead: , ? yrs Reason: unknown:	1965-00-00 1978-00-00	Mexico unspecified location
12	† ♀ EM - Opal	dead: Born wild Dead: 1985?, ? yrs Reason: disease: poisoned?	1978-00-00	South America unspecified circus
13	† ♂ EM - Mike	dead: Born wild Dead: 1985?, ? yrs Reason: disease: poisoned?	1978-00-00	South America unspecified circus
14	† ♀ EM - Sally	dead: Born wild Dead: , ? yrs Reason: unknown:	1947-00-00 1951-00-00	Unknown
15	† ♀ EM - Betty	dead: Born wild Dead: , ? yrs Reason: :	1954-00-00 1966-00-00	Restauranteur in Phoenix
16	† ♀ EM - Tommy	Assumed dead: Born wild	1954-00-00 1956-11-00	Circo Bell
17	† ♀ EM - Shirley	Assumed dead: Born wild	1953-11-00 1956-11-00	Circo Bell
18	† ♀ EM - Penny	Assumed dead: Born wild	1954-00-00 1956-11-00	Circo Bell
19	† ♀ EM - Jean	Assumed dead: Born wild	1954-00-00 1956-11-00	Circo Bell
20	† ♀ EM - Targa SSP id: 200	dead: Born wild 1946 Dead: 1987, 41 yrs Reason: unknown:	1952-00-00 1952-00-00	Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus (Blue Unit)
21	† ♀ EM - Mona SSP id: 696 / T1048	dead: Born wild 1927 Dead: 1976-08-08, 49 yrs Reason: unknown:	1942-00-00 1944-00-00	Virginia Zoo
22	† ♀ EM - Jennie	dead: Born wild Dead: 1957-01-00, ? yrs Reason: unknown:	1950-00-00	Clyde Brothers Circus (Howard Suesz)
23	† ♀ EM - Bunny (Bonnie, Bunnie, Bunte) SSP id: T2133	dead: Born wild Dead: , ? yrs Reason: unknown:	1946-00-00 1950-00-00	Gran Circo Union
24	† ♀ EM - Lena	dead: Born wild Dead: 1955, ? yrs Reason: unknown:	1944-00-00 1950-00-00	Mills Brothers Circus
25	† ♀ EM - Miss India	dead: Born wild Dead: 1953-06-29, ? yrs Reason: disease: heart attack	1950-00-00	Mills Brothers Circus

Source for the list of elephants relocated, previously living at Polack Brothers Circus

Reference list

Facts about previously kept elephants, relocated from Polack Brothers Circus in United States, Elephant Encyclopedia, Koehl, D. (2025), available online retrieved 4 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=492 (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)
2021-04-08	Opal:	• http://bucklesw.blogspot.com/2012/04/polack-bros-elephants-1-from-buckles.html • Ryan Easley, USA
2021-04-08	Louie:	• Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants • http://bucklesw.blogspot.com/2012/04/polack-bros-elephants-1-from-buckles.html • http://bucklesw.blogspot.com/2005/11/polack-bros-circus-1965-baby-stella.html
2021-04-08	Mike:	• http://bucklesw.blogspot.com/2007/08/royal-stebbing-circus-1978-3.html • Ryan Easley, USA
2018-11-11	Lena:	• Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants • Ryan Easley, USA • https://bucklesw.blogspot.com/2010/01/cidb98b1f8f-1985-4850-9734-59b57cb9842a.html
2018-05-03	Jean:	• Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants • Ryan Easley, USA
2018-05-03	Shirley:	• Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants • Ryan Easley, USA
2018-05-03	Tommy:	• Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants • Ryan Easley, USA
2018-05-03	Penny:	• Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants • Ryan Easley, USA
2018-05-03	Alice:	• Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants • Ryan Easley, USA
2013-03-25	Miss India:	• http://www.myrecordjournal.com/wallingford/article_27c5cabe-9411-11e2-9337-0019bb2963f4.html • Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants • Rita Sagraves (Stroud)/Una Sagraves Jones from Bradenton, Florida
2012-10-05	Jennie:	• Circus Historical Society (CHS), http://www.circushistory.org • https://www.wildabouthoudini.com/2018/01/100-years-ago-houdini-vanished-elephant.html • Ryan Easley, USA • Chris Berry, 2022
2012-06-11	Betty:	• Ryan Easley, USA
2012-04-10	Stella:	• http://bucklesw.blogspot.com/2005/11/polack-bros-circus-1965-baby-stella.html • http://bucklesw.blogspot.com/2012/04/polack-bros-elephants-1-from-buckles.html • http://bucklesw.blogspot.com/2005/08/polack-bros-circus-1965-barbara-and.html
2012-02-22	Targa:	• https://bucklesw.blogspot.com/2012/06/hugo-schmitt-8.html •
2011-05-09	Sally:	• http://www.geostan.ca/animals.html • http://bucklesw.blogspot.com/2008/05/george-emerson-6.html
2010-12-31	Bunny (Bonnie, Bunnie, Bunte):	• Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants • Jim Cole pictures #4, Buckles Web Log, 2008-01-18
2010-04-26	Mary:	• EMA discussion bord • Richard Chiger
2009-04-26	Kenya:	• "Kenya #1", Buckles Web Log, 2009-11-18 • "Kenya #2", Buckles Web Log, 2009-11-18 • "Kenya #3", Buckles Web Log, 2009-11-18 • "Kenya #4", Buckles Web Log, 2009-11-18 • "Kenya #5", Buckles Web Log, 2009-11-18 • "Kenya #6", Buckles Web Log, 2009-11-18 • "Kenya #7", Buckles Web Log, 2009-11-18 • "Kenya #8", Buckles Web Log, 2009-11-18 • "Kenya #9", Buckles Web Log, 2009-11-18 • "Polack Bros. Circus 1966 #2", Buckles Web Log, 2007-06-01 • "More interesting reading courtesy of Mike Swain", The Circus No-Spin Zone, 2008-09-03
2009-01-31	Happy:	• http://www.geostan.ca/animals.html • http://bucklesw.blogspot.com/2008/05/george-emerson-6.html
2009-01-31	Queen:	• http://www.geostan.ca/animals.html • http://bucklesw.blogspot.com/2008/05/george-emerson-6.html
2008-05-20	Anna May:	• Buckles Woodcock • Buckles Woodcock • https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2009/10/07/on-the-backs-of-elephants-trainer-rode-to-his-niche/
2007-07-21	Carrie:	• Buckles Woodcock Buckles Weblog 7/6/2007
2007-07-18	Mary Ann:	• Buckles Weblog

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