Sousse Friguia Zoo in Tunisia

Sousse Friguia Zoo
Type	zoo

Owner
Place	Sousse
Country	Tunisia

Directors

Key People

Veterinarians

Elephant department

Head keepers of elephants

Elephant keepers
Record history
History of updates	2024-11-14:soon to be transferred

Latest document update	2024-11-14 14:01:23
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Description

Sousse Friguia Zoo, in Sousse, Tunisia .

Living elephants

At the Sousse Friguia Zoo lives 3 elephants with records in this database: (detail list)

♂ Achtaum born 1998
♀ Kani born 1995
♀ Mina born 2001

Comments / pictures2024: Three African forest elephants—two females and one male, aged 28 to 29 years—are soon to find a compassionate new home at Vantara, one of the world’s most esteemed wildlife rescue centres located in Jamnagar, India. Founded by Anant Mukesh Ambani, Vantara was approached by a private zoo in Tunisia that struggled to meet the elephants’ complex dietary, housing, and veterinary needs due to financial constraints. More than two decades ago, at just four years old, Achtaum, Kani, and Mina were transferred from Burkina Faso to Friguia Park, a zoo in Tunisia, where they have remained as a spectacle for visitors for nearly 23 years. All regulatory and legal compliance with national and international law, including the requirements of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), has been completed. The elephants will be transported to India via a chartered cargo aircraft.

References for records about Sousse Friguia Zoo

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2024). Sousse Friguia Zoo, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=937. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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