Deceased elephants at Pilanesberg National Park in South Africa


This database list 13 dead elephants

Nr Sex Species Name Id Status Arrival locationImport
1+ ⚪ LA unknown Born: wild Dead:2005-11-00, unknown 2005-11-07 Hammanskraal rehabilitation centre
2+ ⚪ LA unknown Born: wild Dead:2005-11-00, unknown 2005-11-07 Hammanskraal rehabilitation centre
3+ ⚪ LA unknown Born: wild Dead:2005-11-00, unknown 2005-11-07 Hammanskraal rehabilitation centre
4+ ⚪ LA unknown Born: wild Dead:2005-11-00, unknown 2005-11-07 Hammanskraal rehabilitation centre
5+ ⚪ LA unknown Born: wild Dead:2005-11-00, unknown 2005-11-07 Hammanskraal rehabilitation centre
6+ ⚪ LA miscarriage < 1 Born: wild 2005
x Oowalla
Dead:2005, miscarriage
2005-00-00
7+ ♂ LA Pilane 57Born: wild 1963? Dead:2020-10-15? (22 years after arrival), age 1998-00-00 Kruger National Park
8+ ♂ LA Amarula 57Born: wild Dead:2022-02-08 (24 years after arrival), age 1998-00-00 Kruger National Park
9+ ♂ LA Mavuso (wild) 57Born: wild Dead:2020-08-28 (22 years after arrival), killed 1998-00-00 Kruger National Park
10+ ♂ LA Shambi SSP id: 330 57Born: wild Dead:, 1981-00-00 Randall Moore
11+ ♀ LA Oowalla SSP id: 328 40Born: wild 1965 Dead:2005-01-17, disease septicaemia from a uterine intussusception after miscarriage Randall Moore
12+ ♂ LA noname 40Born: wild Dead:1997, shot in culling operation killed rhinos Kruger National Park
13+ ♂ LA noname 40Born: wild Dead:1996-06-27, shot in culling operation shot, aggressive Kruger National Park

Source for the list of elephants deceased at Pilanesberg National Park

Reference list

Facts about Deceased elephants at Pilanesberg National Park in South Africa, Elephant Encyclopedia, Koehl, D. (2025), available online retrieved 4 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=971 (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)
2020-10-18 Pilane:• https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=83&t=4029&p=186310
•  Flutterby at https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=83&t=4038&p=186643&hilit=mavuso#p186641
•  Johan Fatmanj Theunissen, South Africa
2020-09-19 Mavuso (wild):• https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=83&t=4029&p=186310&hilit=mavuso#p186310
•  Klipspringer at https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=83&t=4038&p=186643&hilit=mavuso#p186641
2020-09-19 Amarula:• Flutterby at https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=83&t=4029&p=186310
•  https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=83&t=4038&p=186643&hilit=mavuso#p186641
•  https://www.sapeople.com/2022/02/09/africas-most-famous-elephant-amarula-has-passed-away-at-65/
2011-04-26 Oowalla:• Leigh-Ann Woolley, South Africa
2008-10-16 noname:• Leigh-Ann Woolley, South Africa
2008-10-16 miscarriage:• Leigh-Ann Woolley, South Africa
2008-10-16 noname:• Leigh-Ann Woolley, South Africa

Pilanesberg National Park on elephant-news.com

Pilanesberg National Park is mentioned on Elephant News:

DateLinks which opens in new window
2007-09-11Elephant played soccer with me - Elephant News
Population and individual elephant response to a catastrophic fire in pilanesberg national park. - Elephant News
2012-03-04Pain of translocation - Elephant News
2020-09-03Once seen as loners, male elephants shown to follow elders - Elephant News


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