Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation in United States


Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation


Typeorganization
Owner 1995-00-00-now: Kenneth Feld
Size200 acres
Founded1995
Address Green Swamp
Place Polk City
StateFlorida
Country United States
Website Website
Directors: Jim Williams (assistant director)
1995: Gary Jacobson (director)
Key People -: Chico Williams (superintendent)
1995-2020: Pat Harned (curator)
Veterinarians 2004-2010: Ellen Wiedner (head veterinarian)
Elephant department
Elephant managementFree Contact, since
Head keepers
of elephants		-2025: Gary Thomas
(elephant trainer)
Elephant keepers 2002-2005: Sam Hadock (elephant keeper)
1997-1999: Sam Hadock (elephant keeper)
Record history
History of updates2025-03-17:
Latest document update2025-03-17 15:40:39
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Description

Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation, located at Green Swamp, in Polk City, Florida, United States , was founded in 1995

Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation elephants are managed in Free Contact

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Living elephants

At the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation lives 17 elephants with records in this database: (detail list)
  1. ♀ Alana born 1976
  2. ♀ Asia (Daisy) born 1968
  3. ♀ Baby born 1961
  4. ♀ Bangko (Bangkok) born 1976
  5. ♂ Barack (Rocky) born 2009-01-19
  6. ♀ Cora (Noel) born 1965-12-03
  7. ♀ Emma (Wally) born 1971
  8. ♂ Gunther born 2001-11-18
  9. ♀ Icky II born 1978
  10. ♂ Irvin born 2005-06-01
  11. ♀ Louie (Lovie, Lovey) born 1966
  12. ♂ Ozzie (Osgood) born 1999-08-16
  13. ♂ P.T. born 2002-05-21
  14. ♀ Sally born 1974
  15. ♀ Sara born 2001-04-16
  16. ♀ Siam II born 1978
  17. ♂ Vance (Matt) born 1963

Comments / picturesElephants owned, residing and performing with Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus can be found at several different locations, which have been divided up for clarification of record keeping and to give a better idea of Herd identifications. They include:
- Ringling Brothers Circus (1884 - 1918)
- Barnum & Bailey Circus (1888 - 1918)
- Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1919 - 1968)
- Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus Blue Unit (1969 - present)
- Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus Red Unit (1969 - present)
- Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus Gold Unit (1988 - present)
- Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus European Tour (1963 - 1964)
- Circus World at Polk City (1974 - 1984
- Ringling Retirement Farm at Williston (1984 - 2010)
- Ringling Brother\'s Center for Elephant Conservation (1995 - present)

In 1995, Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus opened the facility for the breeding, Research, and retirement of its Asian Elephant Herd, located on 200 acres located in Polk County (central Florida), between Tampa and Orlando.

Staff: Gary Jacobson, Director, Jim Williams, Operations Manager.

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2006-09-05: "Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey Center For Elephant Conservation(R) Announces Second Test Positive For Tuberculosis, ,airborne Zoonotic disease (Infectious to humans)'>Tuberculosis In Male Elephant"
Ringling Bros. Center for Elephant Conservation Press release






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Koehl, Dan (2025). Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=170. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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