Relocated elephants from Calgary Zoo in Canada

Nr	Sex Species Name Id	Status	Arrival Departure	Present location	Import
Calgary Zoo had previously 9 elephants relocated to new location.
1	† ♀ EM - Kamala SSP id: 145	dead: Born wild 1975-09-00 Dead: 2024-11-02, 49 yrs Reason: euthanised: osteoarthritis	1976-05-25 2014-05-22	Smithsonian National Zoological Park Washington	1976
2	♂ EM - Spike (Ganesha) SSP id: 141	FC: Born captive-born 1981-07-02	1992-09-19 2013-09-20	Smithsonian National Zoological Park Washington
3	† ♂ EM - Calvin (Chanda) EEP id: 8612 SSP id: 147	dead: Born captive-born 1986-08-11 Dead: 2015-10-22, 29 yrs Reason: euthanised: bad legs	1986-08-11 1989-04-03	Ostrava Zoo
4	♀ EM - Maharani (Rani) SSP id: 307	FC: Born captive-born 1990-07-14	1990-07-14 2014-05-22	Smithsonian National Zoological Park Washington
5	♀ EM - Lucy (Skanik) SSP id: 314	FC: Born wild 1975	1986-10-06 1987-04-23	Valley Zoo, Edmonton
6	♀ EM - Swarna SSP id: 146	PC: Born wild 1975	1976-05-25 2014-05-22	Smithsonian National Zoological Park Washington
7	† ♀ EM - Mahdgie SSP id: 532	dead: Born wild 1962 Dead: , ? yrs Reason: unknown:	1969-10-20 1975-10-15	Gene Holters Movieland Animals (Gene Holter)
8	† ♀ LA - Pitou (Petu) SSP id: 337	dead: Born wild Dead: , ? yrs Reason: unknown:	1968-04-23 1975-10-15	Howard Johnson
9	† ♀ EM - Rosy (Gyrette II) SSP id: 531	dead: Born wild Dead: , ? yrs Reason: unknown:	1967-04-11 1969-10-20	Gene Holters Movieland Animals (Gene Holter)

Source for the list of elephants relocated, previously living at Calgary Zoo

Facts about previously kept elephants, relocated from Calgary Zoo in Canada, Elephant Encyclopedia, Koehl, D. (2025), available online retrieved 2 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=181 (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this list:
Latest update	Name of elephant	Source (if it is a website, the target website will open in new window)
2018-10-05	Kamala:	• Brent Van Hooft, Elephant Keeper Calgary Zoo • Kathleen Hewitt, Calgary Zoo • https://nationalzoo.si.edu/news/elderly-female-asian-elephant-dies-smithsonians-national-zoo-and-conservation-biology • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamala_(elephant)
2018-05-06	Calvin (Chanda):	• Jaroslav Vanï¿½ï¿½ek • Ryan Easley, USA • "Abschied von Calvin, Ankunft eines weiteren Okapibullen", Elephant-News.com, 2009-05-12
2018-04-20	Maharani (Rani):	• Brent Van Hooft, Elephant Keeper Calgary Zoo
2018-03-24	Spike (Ganesha):	• http://www.calgarysun.com/2013/09/20/spike-the-elephant-safely-arrives-at-busch-gardens-in-florida • Brent Van Hooft, Elephant Keeper Calgary Zoo • Article and Image at ShowMe Elephants: "Bulls of Zoo Miami," 02/04/2011 • https://nationalzoo.si.edu/news/smithsonians-national-zoo-welcomes-male-asian-elephant
2017-03-11	Lucy (Skanik):	• Ryan Easley, USA • http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/alberta/the-elephant-nobody-forgets-the-fate-of-edmontons-lucy-remainscontentious/article30937826/
2014-05-22	Swarna:	• Brent Van Hooft, Calgary Zoo • Elephant Injures Zoo Keeper at Calgary Zoo, 2008-05-18
2011-04-26	Pitou (Petu):	• Wayne Jackson
2011-01-02	Mahdgie:	• Wayne Jackson
2011-01-02	Rosy (Gyrette II):	• Wayne Jackson

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