Relocated elephants from Detroit Zoo in United States


Detroit Zoo had previously 5 elephants relocated to new location.

Nr Sex Species Name Id Status Arrival
Departure
Present locationImport
1 † ♀ EM - Wanda (Annette)
SSP id: 228
dead: Born wild 1958 Dead: 2015-02-12, 57 yrs Reason: euthanised: arthritic 1994-09-11
2005-04-08
PAWS ARK 2000
2 † ♀ EM - Winky (Winkie)
SSP id: 210
dead: Born wild 1952 Dead: 2008-04-07, 56 yrs Reason: euthanised: suffering from joint problems and could not get up 1991-09-17
2005-08-04
PAWS ARK 2000
3 † ♀ EM - Suki
SSP id: 91
dead: Born wild 1964 Dead: 2024-08-10, 60 yrs Reason: euthanised: 1965-04-28
1969-02-15
Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium
4 † ♀ EM - Daba
SSP id: 598
dead: Born wild Dead: , ? yrs Reason: unknown: 1973-03-02
1975-09-09
International Animal Exchange (Ferndale)
5 † ♂ EM - Bruno
SSP id: 631
dead: Born wild 1968 Dead: , ? yrs Reason: unknown: 1969-05-20
1969-09-08
International Animal Exchange (Ferndale)


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

Reference list

Facts about previously kept elephants, relocated from Detroit Zoo in United States, Elephant Encyclopedia, Koehl, D. (2025), available online retrieved 4 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=75 (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)
2017-01-25 Wanda (Annette):• Ryan Easley, USA
• 
Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
•  "Carson & Barnes Circus 1962", Buckles Web Log, 2007-09-05
•  "Robert "Smokey" Jones #1, Buckles Web Log, 2005-09-10
•  "Meet the Elephants", PAWSWeb.org
•  http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/201989-story
2013-05-08 Winky (Winkie):• Ryan Easley, USA
• 
Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants
•  "Carson & Barnes Circus 1962", Buckles Web Log, 2007-09-05
•  "Winky the Elephant Dies at Animal Sanctuary", Elephant-News.com, 2008-04-07
•  Winky deserved a lot better, Elephant-News.com, 2008-04-12
•  "Meet the Elephants", PAWSWeb.org
2011-04-07 Suki:• https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article290960129.html


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