Rädda Skansens Elefanter

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The organization föreningen Rädda Skansens elefanter (english: Save the Skansen elephants) was founded April 6th 1990 by Ecologist Björn Welander, Journalist Carina Gerken, and Zookeepers Leif Wicksell and Maria Gustafsson, in order to save the elephants at Stockholm Zoo (Skansen) from being exported to possible premature death.

In spite of the efforts of the organization Rädda Skansens Elefanter, the Zoo realized their decision and Nika and Shiva was send to England.

Skansen gave their last elephants Nika and Shiva for free to Cricket St. Thomas wildlife Park in Somerset, UK, with the condition that Cricket paid and organized the transport.

21 year old Shiva died after three months, Nika after two years in Spain, where she was shipped after Cricket Zoo was prohibited to keep elephants.

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Rädda Skansens Elefanter is mentioned on 2 person pagesBjörn Welander, Gölin Persson,

Rädda Skansens Elefanter is mentioned on 1 location pagesStockholm Zoo (Skansen),

Reference list Koehl, Dan, (2025). Rädda Skansens Elefanter. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 20 September 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/index.php?id=300. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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