Rivaldo (wild)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Mudumalai National Park in India

Biography

♂ Rivaldo (wild)
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Identification

Karnataka database	+161? (N/A)

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂
Management:	Wild elephant
Origin
Born:	* wild
Birth place:	in Mudumalai National Park
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Mudumalai National Park, in India

Date of arrival

2021-08-02	Mudumalai National Park from Vazhaithottam check post elephant kraal

2021-05-05	Vazhaithottam check post elephant kraal from Mudumalai National Park

Record history
History of updates	2021-03-23

Latest document update	2021-08-09 08:17:44
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Biography

Rivaldo (wild) is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Mudumalai National Park, in India.

Rivaldo (wild) arrived in 2021-08-02 to the Mudumalai National Park, relocated from the Vazhaithottam check post elephant kraal, in India.

Origin

Rivaldo (wild) was born wild at Mudumalai National Park.

Comments / pictures

C. Badrasamy, a former District Forest Officer in the Nilgiris, told The Hindu that the conservationist responsible for taming Rivaldo treated the animal for injuries it suffered, when a portion of its Trunk was cut with a sharp object in 2013, rendering it unable to pick up fodder.

2021-08-02: In a 10-hour operation, the iconic Tusker Rivaldo, which was captured and put inside a kraal for nearly three months, was successfully released in Chikala in Theppakadu forest range of Mudumalai Tiger Reserve on Monday. It was for the first time such a role reversal from kraal to wild was done in the country.

Fitted with a radio collar, Rivaldo's movement is being monitored on an hourly basis. The last live location shows Rivaldo was moving towards Bandipur National Park in Karnataka, senior forest officials told The New Indian Express.

Rivaldo (wild) on elephant-news.com

Rivaldo (wild) is mentioned on Elephant News:

Articles where Rivaldo (wild) is mentioned on elephant-news.com
Date	Links which opens in new window
2021-01-12	Forest department in nilgiri's mudumalai tiger reserve warns tourists, locals of wild elephant rivaldo - Elephant News
	Keep rivaldo in captivity: vazhaithottam residents - Elephant News
2021-08-03	Tn forest dept may release more camp elephants depending on success of rivaldo's rehabilitation - Elephant News
2021-08-06	Elephant rivaldo released into mudumalai tiger reserve, returns to village - Elephant News

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Rivaldo (wild), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Mudumalai National Park in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=16574. (archived at the Wayback machine)