Sushila
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Radhe Krishna Temple Elephant Welfare Trust (RKTEWT) in India

Biography
♀ Sushila
Identification
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 31 years old
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 1994 unknown
Birth place:
Offspring
Total: 4 babies
1. Born 2008-12-00
(dead † 2012-01-00)		⚪ Gauri
2. Born 2013-02-14
(dead † 2014-05-00)		♂ Ganesh
3. Born 2016-04-12♀ Nandini
4. Born 2020-04-21♂ unknown
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Radhe Krishna Temple Elephant Welfare Trust (RKTEWT), in India
Date of arrival
2022-05-00Radhe Krishna Temple Elephant Welfare Trust (RKTEWT)
from Botezari elephant camp
2008-04-00Botezari elephant camp
from Sironcha forest range divison
Record history
History of updates2025-01-23: Bishnupriya and Lakshmipriya arrival
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography

Sushila is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Radhe Krishna Temple Elephant Welfare Trust (RKTEWT), in India.

Sushila arrived in 2022-05-00 to the Radhe Krishna Temple Elephant Welfare Trust (RKTEWT), relocated from the Botezari elephant camp, in India.


Social

Sushila lives together with 66 other elephants at the Radhe Krishna Temple Elephant Welfare Trust (RKTEWT): (detailed list)

  1. 5. ♀ Ruby born 1964
  2. 6. ♂ Ajit born 1995
  3. 7. ♀ Anar
  4. 8. ♀ Basanti born 1963?
  5. 9. ♂ Bijoli
  6. 10. ♀ Bishnupriya born 2005
  7. 11. ♀ Champa
  8. 12. ♀ Chanda
  9. 13. ♂ Gajraj
  10. 14. ♀ Gemini (Jamini) born 1964
  11. 15. ♀ Jonaki born 2007-04-00
  12. 16. ⚪ Kamno born 2015
  13. 17. ♀ Laxmi born 2001
  14. 18. ♀ Laxmipriya born 2002
  15. 19. ♀ Mangala
  16. 20. ♀ Nittya (Nitya) born 1991
  17. 21. ♀ Rajeshwari
  18. 22. ♀ Rani
  19. 23. ♀ Saraswati
  20. 24. ♀ Seetha
  21. 25. ♀ Shyama
  22. 26. ♀ Suman born 2011-09-27
  23. 27. ⚪ unknown
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  58. 62. ♂ unknown
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  60. 64. ♂ unknown born 2020-04-21
  61. 65. ⚪ unknown
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  65. 69. ⚪ unknown
  66. 70. ♂ Vishwa born 2018-09-30

Offspring

Total: 4 babies
  1. () 2008-12-00 -- † 2012-01-00 Gauri
  2. (M) 2013-02-14 -- † 2014-05-00 Ganesh
  3. (F) 2016-04-12 Nandini
  4. (M) 2020-04-21 unknown


Origin

Sushila was born unknown 1994.


Comments / pictures

“Sushila is said to be a carrier of Elephant endotheliotropic herpesviruses (EEHV) or or elephantid herpesvirus, which can cause a highly fatal haemorrhagic disease when transmitted to young Asian elephants

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Sushila, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Radhe Krishna Temple Elephant Welfare Trust (RKTEWT) in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 14 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4850. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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