Kancha Gaj (wild)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Bardia National Park (BNP) in Nepal

Biography

☨ ♂ Kancha Gaj (wild)

Alternative name:	Kanchaguj

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Subspecies:	Elephas maximus indicus
Sex and age:	Male ♂, unknown age
Origin
Born:	* wild
Birth place:	in Bardia National Park (BNP)
Death
Dead:	†
Death reason:	unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Bardia National Park (BNP), in Nepal

Date of arrival

	Bardia National Park (BNP)
Record history
History of updates	2021-01-13

Latest document update	2020-11-15 17:34:02
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† Kancha Gaj (wild) is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died at Bardia National Park (BNP), in Nepal, .

Origin

Kancha Gaj (wild) was born wild at Bardia National Park (BNP).

Comments / pictures

Two men were also arrested trying to sell the tusk of the infamous wild elephant known as Kancha Gaj.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Kancha Gaj (wild), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Bardia National Park (BNP) in Nepal. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=8257. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Litterature about Bardia National Park (BNP)

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