Relocated elephants from Knoxville Zoo in United States

Nr	Sex Species Name Id	Status	Arrival Departure	Present location	Import
Knoxville Zoo had previously 8 elephants relocated to new location.
1	♀ LA - Ellie SSP id: 236	PC: Born wild 1982	1998-08-03 2003-04-18	Lowry Park Zoo	1984?
2	† ♀ LA - Jana SSP id: 200	dead: Born wild 1980 Dead: 2023-10-20, 43 yrs Reason: unknown:	1998-01-08 2023-05-02	Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES)	1982
3	† ♀ LA - Toto SSP id: 40	dead: Born wild 1962 Dead: 1998-09-29, 36 yrs Reason: unknown: unknown after autopsy - incinerated	1975-05-23 1995-05-04	North Carolina Zoo	1965?
4	† ♀ LA - Robin SSP id: 92	dead: Born wild 1970 Dead: 2019-08-21?, 49 yrs Reason: unknown:	1972-11-10 1998-02-21	Riverbanks Zoological Park
5	† ♀ LA - Ruby (Rafiki) SSP id: 42	dead: Born wild 1969 Dead: 2011-03-29, 42 yrs Reason: unknown:	2003-06-15 2004-11-13	PAWS ARK 2000
6	♀ LA - Edie SSP id: 520	PC: Born wild 1983	2002-10-01 2023-11-16	Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES)
7	† ♀ LA - Petunia SSP id: 127	dead: Born wild 1973 Dead: 2016-12-16, 43 yrs Reason: euthanised: collapsed	1975-09-25 1998-02-21	Riverbanks Zoological Park
8	† ♀ LA - Little Diamond SSP id: 170	dead: Born captive-born 1978-03-02 Dead: 2014-06-17, 36 yrs Reason: unknown: impacted large intestine from eating sand	1978-03-02 1995-05-04	North Carolina Zoo

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

Facts about previously kept elephants, relocated from Knoxville Zoo in United States, Elephant Encyclopedia, Koehl, D. (2024), available online retrieved 21 November 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=95 (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)
2018-05-10	Edie:	• Ryan Easley, USA
2016-12-18	Petunia:	• Knoxville Hopes to Lead the Herd in Elephant Breeding, 1998-03-17 • Riverbanks New Elephants Must Mesh, 2007-12-19
2014-06-24	Little Diamond:	• Ryan Gilli • Richard Chiger • Ryan Easley, USA • The Elephants of the Watani Grasslands • Knoxville Hopes to Lead the Herd in Elep
2013-05-08	Ruby (Rafiki):	• Controversy Builds Over LA Zoo's $40 Million Elephant Exhibit • LA Zoo pressrelease" >Ruby to be Transferred to PAWS
2009-11-05	Jana:	• Ryan Easley, USA • https://www.wvlt.tv/2023/05/02/zoo-knoxvilles-jana-elephant-arrives-new-home/ • https://www.wvlt.tv/2023/10/25/former-zoo-knoxville-elephant-jana-euthanized-sanctuary/
2009-10-05	Ellie:	• Ryan Easley, USA • Tommy Realing • "The Swazi 11: a Case Study in the Global Trade in Live Elephants," GlobalZoology.org, 2004-08-17 • "205 pounds of cute," SPTimes.com, 2005-10-19 • "Zoo Story," TampaBay.com, 2007-12-03
2009-03-20	Robin:	• Knoxville Hopes to Lead the Herd in Elephant Breeding, 1998-03-17 • Riverbanks New Elephants Must Mesh, 2007-12-19 • https://www.thestate.com/news/local/article234255432.html
2008-12-30	Toto:	• Ryan Easley, USA • Knoxville Hopes to Lead the Herd in Elephant Breeding • Christoffer Brack, Wüppertal, Germany. Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100073098771893

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