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Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus - Retirement Farm in United States
Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus - Retirement Farm
Type circus
Owner
First elephant arrived 1985
Last elephant left 2010
Place
Williston
Region
Florida
Country
United States
Directors
Key People
Veterinarians
Elephant department
Head keepers of elephants 1989-1993: Axel Gautier (elephant head-keeper) 1993-1994: Theodore Svertesky (elephant head-keeper) 1989-1999: Jim Silverlake (elephant trainer) -2007: Harry Locker (elephant superintendent)
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Description
Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus - Retirement Farm, in Williston, United States
and the first elephant arrived in 1985. The last elephant left in 2010.
Comments / pictures Elephants 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)
Until the time of his death Jan. 7, 2007, Harry Locker ,
52, was operations manager of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Baileys retired circus elephants in Williston.References for records about Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus - Retirement Farm
Recommended Citation Koehl, Dan (2023). Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus - Retirement Farm, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=2116 . (archived at the Wayback machine )
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