Deceased elephants at Yala Ruhunu National Park in Sri Lanka

This database list 5 dead elephants

Nr	Sex Species Name Id	Status	Arrival location
1	+ ♂ EM Missaka 35	Born: wild 1983 Dead:2018-04-19, poached sepsis
2	+ ♂ EM Kavan 35	Born: wild Dead:2018, unknown
3	+ ♂ EM Thilak 35	Born: Dead:2017-06-14,
4	+ ♂ EM Borg < 1 35	Born: wild 2011 x Biso-Menike Dead:2012, starvation
5	+ ♂ EM Kublai Khan 28	Born: wild 1981 Dead:2009-08-23 (28 years after arrival), disease sepsis	1981-00-00

Source for the list of elephants deceased at Yala Ruhunu National Park

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Facts about Deceased elephants at Yala Ruhunu National Park in Sri Lanka, Elephant Encyclopedia, Koehl, D. (2024), available online retrieved 28 November 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=874 (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)
2018-10-23	Borg:	• http://www.ccrsl.org/Literature/stories/the-tragedy-of-yala
2018-08-09	Kavan:	• Jenny Pastorini, http://www.ccrsl.org/CCR/Stories/ElephantCollaring.htm • http://www.ft.lk/other-sectors/Government-to-wage-war-on-wild-elephants/57-660090
2018-04-21	Missaka:	• http://www.dailymirror.lk/article/Tusker-Missaka-dies-from-sepsis-148844.html
2018-03-15	Thilak:	• http://www.sundaytimes.lk/article/1023678/longest-surviving-tasker-in-yala-dies
2009-09-08	Kublai Khan:	• Kublai Khan - The end of a majestic trail

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This database list 5 dead elephants

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