unknown
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Chilla elephant camp (Rajaji National Park) in India

Biography
♂ unknown
In January 2018
In January 2018
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Identification


Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂
Management:Unknown

People killed:3: trampled three persons to death, the last Virendra Singh
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place: in Rajaji National Park
Capture: 2018-11-24
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Chilla elephant camp (Rajaji National Park), in India

Date of arrival

2018-11-24Chilla elephant camp (Rajaji National Park)
from Rajaji National Park

Record history
History of updates2018-11-23

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24

Biography


this elephant with unknown name is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Chilla elephant camp (Rajaji National Park), in India.

this elephant with unknown name arrived in 2018-11-24 to the Chilla elephant camp (Rajaji National Park), relocated from the Rajaji National Park, in India.


Social

this elephant with unknown name lives together with 2 other elephants at the Chilla elephant camp (Rajaji National Park): (detailed list)

  1. Radha born 1990
  2. Rangeela


Origin

this elephant with unknown name was born wild at Rajaji National Park, captured 2018-11-24 .


Comments / pictures

2018-01-19:After an operation of over 12 hours, officials of the Rajaji Tiger Reserve and the Haridwar forest division tranquilised and relocated an elephant that killed two people and injured three in BHEL area. The tusker, aged about 15-20 years old, had wreaked havoc at BHEL Ranipur and other adjoining areas. Within a week, it killed two people, injured three and damaged property and standing crops.

2018-11-14: On November 14, the elephant trampled 52-year-old Virendra Singh to death

2018-11-24: After four- day- long operation, a joint team of Rajaji National Park and Haridwar forest division on Friday morning trapped the elephant which had trampled three persons to death.

It is further learnt that the elephant would be kept at the training camp at Chilla. It might be used for patrolling purposes by the forest team. There are just two elephants in the Chilla range – Radha and Rangeeli- which are being used in forest patrolling

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). this elephant with unknown name, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Chilla elephant camp (Rajaji National Park) in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=11684. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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