Relocated elephants from USSR Government Circus in Russia

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Nr	Sex Species Name Id	Status	Arrival Departure	Present location	Import
USSR Government Circus had previously 13 elephants relocated to new location.
1	♀ EM - Pretty	FC: Born unknown 1981	1983-00-00 1984-00-00	Akhshtyr Live Vision Safari Park	1983?
2	† ♀ EM - Gerda	dead: Born unknown 1981? Dead: , ? yrs Reason: unknown:	1983-00-00 1984-00-00	Circus Kornilov	1983?
3	† ♀ LA - Flora EEP id: 9910	dead: Born wild 1982 Dead: 2007-02-10, 25 yrs Reason: unknown:	1982-00-00 1984-00-00	Moscow Zoo	1982
4	† ♀ EM - Maya	dead: Born unknown 1966? Dead: , ? yrs Reason: unknown:	1967-00-00 1967-00-00	Circus Kornilov	1967?
5	† ♀ LA - Dschilda (Gilda) EEP id: 8210	dead: Born wild 1981 Dead: 1999-06-17, 18 yrs Reason: unknown:	1982-00-00 1985-04-03	Nikolaev Zoo
6	† ♀ EM - Zita EEP id: 8312	dead: Born wild 1969 Dead: 1990-07-15, 21 yrs Reason: disease: cancer in Pancreas	1969-00-00 1969-00-00	Riga Zoo
7	† ♀ EM - Ranga	dead: Born unknown 1956? Dead: 2019?, 63 yrs Reason: unknown:	1977-00-00 1984-00-00	Circus Kornilov
8	† ♀ EM - Chita	dead: Born unknown Dead: , ? yrs Reason: unknown:	1977-00-00 1984-00-00	Circus Kornilov
9	† ♀ EM - Bama EEP id: 7409	dead: Born wild 1974 Dead: 1989-03-04, 15 yrs Reason: unknown:	1978-00-00 1981-00-00	Kiev Zoo
10	† ♂ EM - Karat EEP id: 5207	dead: Born captive-born 1952-08-25 Dead: 1993-05-17, 41 yrs Reason: disease: liver disease	1955-07-16	Nikolaev Zoo
11	† ♂ EM - Moskwitsch EEP id: 4801	dead: Born captive-born 1948-08-03 Dead: 1970-05-04, 22 yrs Reason: disease: rheumatoid arthritis	1952-00-00 1961-04-00	Baku Zoo
12	† ♀ LA - Tschanga (Ganga) EEP id: 7705	dead: Born wild 1977 Dead: 2009-03-13, 32 yrs Reason: disease:	1977-08-00 1984-01-18	Nikolaev Zoo
13	† ♂ EM - Boy EEP id: 7002	dead: Born unknown 1969 Dead: 2010-04-26, 41 yrs Reason: unknown: poisoned?	1970-00-00 1972-12-01	Kiev Zoo

Source for the list of elephants relocated, previously living at USSR Government Circus

Reference list

Facts about previously kept elephants, relocated from USSR Government Circus in Russia, Elephant Encyclopedia, Koehl, D. (2025), available online retrieved 24 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=860 (archived at the Wayback machine)

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Latest update	Name of elephant	Source (if it is a website, the target website will open in new window)
2020-10-16	Flora:	• Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling • https://themoscowtimes.com/news/zoo-sued-in-elephant-death-1387 • Jando, Dominique; http://www.circopedia.org/The_Kornilov_Dynasty
2020-10-16	Pretty:	• https://www.kxan36news.com/in-sochi-for-the-elephants-from-the-circus-built-a-huge-sandbox • http://www.circopedia.org/The_Kornilov_Dynasty
2020-10-16	Gerda:	• http://www.circopedia.org/The_Kornilov_Dynasty
2020-10-16	Chita:	• http://www.circopedia.org/Andrey_Dementiev-Kornilov_(2011)
2020-10-16	Ranga:	• https://www.mk-kuzbass.ru/culture/2018/07/31/slonyrekordsmeny-na-arene-kemerovskogo-cirka.html?fbclid=IwAR3WSy2K7pHioRcY7HO76P22_dH5B5B2SL4IzkVyKKYzWjbBQLkah4fmu_U
2018-05-22	Boy:	• height: EEG Magazine nr 19, July 2011, by European Elephant Group through Henry Merker, Tiergarten-Forum • Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling • Anna Westbury, Kiev Zoo • Dead elephant was poisoned, says Kiev zoo • Some remain skeptical about the poisoning theory.
2011-05-30	Tschanga (Ganga):	• Jana Havlová • Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
2009-09-15	Zita:	• Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling • Peter Stolk, Netherlands • Daiga Leimane, Educator, Riga National Zoological Garden, Latvia • Jonas Livet, France
2009-09-15	Moskwitsch:	• Peter Stolk, Netherlands • Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling • Jonas Livet, France
2009-09-15	Karat:	• Peter Stolk, Netherlands • Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling • Jonas Livet, France
2008-07-28	Dschilda (Gilda):	• Peter Stolk, Netherlands • Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling

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USSR Government Circus had previously 13 elephants relocated to new location.

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