Relocated elephants from Circus Knie in Switzerland

Nr	Sex Species Name Id	Status	Arrival Departure	Present location	Import
Circus Knie had previously 33 elephants relocated to new location.
1	♀ EM - Rani EEP id: 8401	FC: Born wild 1982	1990-00-00 2012-11-00	Knies Kinderzoo	1990
2	♀ EM - Sabu EEP id: 8505	FC: Born wild 1984	1990-00-00 2016-00-00	Knies Kinderzoo	1990
3	♀ EM - Mapalay EEP id: 8801	FC: Born wild 1986	1988-11-00 2016-00-00	Knies Kinderzoo	1988?
4	♀ EM - Indi EEP id: 8602	FC: Born unknown 1986-02-28	1988-04-00 1999-10-08	Zurich Zoo	1988?
5	† ♂ LA - Tembo EEP id: 5102	dead: Born wild 1951 Dead: 1977-08-30, 26 yrs Reason: euthanised: stepped on and fractured his own hindleg after anesthesia	1953-00-00 1963-05-00	Hannover Zoo	1952
6	† ♀ LA - Ruaha EEP id: 5101	dead: Born wild 1951 Dead: 2010-07-29, 59 yrs Reason: age:	1956-00-00 1956-11-01	Basel Zoo	1952
7	† ♀ LA - Idunda	dead: Born wild 1951 Dead: 1988-01-16, 37 yrs Reason: disease: Salmonella infection	1956-00-00 1956-00-00	Basel Zoo	1952
8	† ♂ LA - Omari	dead: Born wild 1951 Dead: 1965, 14 yrs Reason: euthanised: aggressive	1956-00-00 1956-00-00	Basel Zoo	1952
9	† ♂ LA - Katoto	dead: Born wild 1951 Dead: 1972, 21 yrs Reason: euthanised: aggressive	1956-00-00 1956-00-00	Basel Zoo	1952
10	† ♀ EM - Sabu	dead: Born wild 1948 Dead: 1982-08-09, 34 yrs Reason: disease:	1960-00-00	Hannover Zoo
11	† ♀ EM - Burma	dead: Born wild 1945 Dead: 1982-08-21, 37 yrs Reason: unknown:	1960-00-00	Hannover Zoo
12	† ♀ EM - Burma EEP id: 8609	dead: Born wild 1969 Dead: 2021-06-17, 52 yrs Reason: euthanised: Arthrosis	1986-06-01	Augsburg Zoo
13	♀ EM - Kalaya EEP id: 201316	FC: Born captive-born 2013-11-01	2013-11-01 2016-00-00	Knies Kinderzoo
14	♀ EM - Sandry EEP id: 9904	FC: Born captive-born 1999-11-27	2009-03-18	Knies Kinderzoo
15	† ♀ EM - Claudy (Claudia) EEP id: 6603	dead: Born wild 1963-06-00 Dead: 2016-11-16, 53 yrs Reason: euthanised:	1998-03-23 2009-03-18	Knies Kinderzoo
16	† ♀ EM - Tima EEP id: 6504	dead: Born captive-born 1965-05-19 Dead: 2023-12-16, 58 yrs Reason: euthanised: age related	1966-09-04 1989-06-30	Estepona Selwo safari park
17	♂ EM - Mac EEP id: 9201	unknown: Born captive-born 1992-06-13	1992-06-13 1995-03-24	Kobe Oiji Zoo
18	† ♀ EM - Siri EEP id: 6316	dead: Born wild 1963-06-00 Dead: 2015-06-24, 52 yrs Reason: euthanised: because of cancer	1970-00-00 1992-05-26	Knies Kinderzoo
19	† ♂ EM - Sahib Fridolin EEP id: 6304	dead: Born captive-born 1963-02-15 Dead: 1994-12-23, 31 yrs Reason: killed: shot with rifle	1984-11-22	Cricket St Thomas Wildlife Park
20	♀ EM - Ceylon II	FC: Born wild 1970	1976-00-00 2016-00-00	Knies Kinderzoo
21	† ♀ LA - Malayka (Malajka) EEP id: 7101	dead: Born wild 1971 Dead: 2018-01-03, 47 yrs Reason: euthanised: collapsed	1975-00-00 1984-11-30	Basel Zoo
22	† ♀ EM - Delhi EEP id: 6805	dead: Born captive-born 1968-03-19 Dead: 2021-01-15?, 53 yrs Reason: age:	1969-05-19 2016-00-00	Knies Kinderzoo
23	† ♀ EM - Patma	dead: Born wild 1961 Dead: 2015-07-09, 54 yrs Reason: euthanised: because of kidney failure	1969-00-00 2006-00-00	Knies Kinderzoo
24	† ♀ EM - Sumatra EEP id: 6402	dead: Born wild 1963 Dead: 2015-06-00, 52 yrs Reason: disease: Tuberculosis, kidney failure	1964-01-01	Knies Kinderzoo
25	† ♀ EM - Mapalay EEP id: 7118 SSP id: 752	dead: Born wild 1954 Dead: 1998-04-30, 44 yrs Reason: unknown:	1964-00-00	Ruhr Zoo, Gelsenkirchen
26	† ♀ LA - Iringa	dead: Born wild 1952 Dead: 1974-09-10, 22 yrs Reason: maternal death:	1963-05-00	Hannover Zoo
27	† ♂ EM - Moti (Mohti) EEP id: 6203 SSP id: 751	dead: Born wild 1948 Dead: 1973-05-24, 25 yrs Reason: anesthesia: tuberculosis	1960-00-00	Hannover Zoo
28	† ♂ EM - Siam EEP id: 6407	dead: Born wild 1945 Dead: 1997-09-29, 52 yrs Reason: disease: foot problems	1956-00-00 1964-08-28	Paris Zoo Vincennes
29	† ♀ EM - Toni	dead: Born 1923 Dead: , ? yrs Reason: :	1944-00-00	Circus Darix Togni
30	† ♀ EM - Punschy	dead: Born wild Dead: , ? yrs Reason: unknown:	1944-00-00	Circus Darix Togni
31	† ♀ EM - Menta	dead: Born 1919 Dead: 1956, 37 yrs Reason: :	1944-00-00	Circus Darix Togni
32	† ♀ EM - Cory (Cora, Kora)	dead: Born 1935 Dead: , ? yrs Reason: :		Brescia Maxi Zoo
33	† ♀ EM - Baby	dead: Born wild Dead: , ? yrs Reason: unknown:		Unknown

Source for the list of elephants relocated, previously living at Circus Knie

Reference list

Facts about previously kept elephants, relocated from Circus Knie in Switzerland, Elephant Encyclopedia, Koehl, D. (2024), available online retrieved 18 April 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=51 (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)
2021-01-29	Delhi:	• Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling • https://zueriost.ch/news/2021-01-29/aeltester-knie-elefant-im-kinderzoo-gestorben
2018-12-11	Siri:	• Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
2018-12-10	Baby:	• Page 156-157, Jumbo auf dem Drahtseil - Elefanten dressuren von gestern und heute by Gerhard Zapf
2018-11-28	Sabu:	• G van den Brink
2018-05-12	Indi:	• http://www.upali.ch (Georges Frei, Switzerland)
2018-05-12	Mapalay:	• Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
2018-05-04	Mac:	• Peter Stolk, Netherlands
2018-05-04	Sahib Fridolin:	• height: Henry Merker, Tiergarten-Forum • Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling • Page 81, Jumbo auf dem Drahtseil - Elefanten dressuren von gestern und heute by Gerhard Zapf
2018-04-08	Rani:	• Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling • William Hody, Belgium • G van den Brink
2018-03-02	Malayka (Malajka):	• African Elephant Europe Regional EEP Studbook Dec. 31, 2012 by Harald M. Schwammer, Sabine Fruehwirth • Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling • https://www.zoobasel.ch/de/aktuell/detail.php?NEWSID=1092
2017-03-25	Kalaya:	• Tio David, Circus Knie, Rappersville, Switzerland.
2017-03-09	Tembo:	• Dr. Peter Dollinger, Zoo Office Bern, Switzerland • Height: Henry Merker, Tiergarten-Forum • Zooelefant.de (Christian Remenyi) • Peter Stolk, Netherlands • http://www.onlinereports.ch/OEkologie.113+M50ad948cb36.0.html
2017-03-09	Ruaha:	• Page 158-64, Jumbo auf dem Drahtseil - Elefanten dressuren von gestern und heute by Gerhard Zapf • Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
2017-01-19	Claudy (Claudia):	• EEG Magazine nr 18, Jan 2010, by European Elephant Group • Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling • Kurt Balmer
2016-12-18	Sandry:	• EEG Magazine nr 18, Jan 2010, by European Elephant Group • Loxodonta Dani, Elephant Gossip
2016-01-11	Sumatra:	• Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling • http://www.tierwelt.ch/?rub=4496&id=41079
2016-01-05	Moti (Mohti):	• Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling • Zooelefant.de (Christian Remenyi) • Peter Stolk • Kein Tag ohne Abenteuer. Tiere und ihre Pfleger, by Gerhard Gronefeld
2016-01-05	Mapalay:	• Stephanie Wroben, Raesfeld
2016-01-03	Patma:	• Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
2013-12-27	Tima:	• Álvaro Sánchez • Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
2012-10-04	Punschy:	• Raffael de Ritis, Italy. • Page 69, Jumbo auf dem Drahtseil - Elefanten dressuren von gestern und heute by Gerhard Zapf
2012-10-04	Menta:	• Holler Togni • http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19590802&id=g7cqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HWUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5347,350931
2012-10-04	Cory (Cora, Kora):	• Raffaele de Ritis • http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19590802&id=g7cqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HWUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5347,350931
2012-09-22	Toni:	• http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19590802&id=g7cqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HWUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5347,350931
2012-03-07	Iringa:	• Zooelefant.de (Christian Remenyi)
2012-03-06	Omari:	• Dr. Peter Dollinger, Zoo Office Bern, Switzerland. • Page 158-64, Jumbo auf dem Drahtseil - Elefanten dressuren von gestern und heute by Gerhard Zapf • Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
2012-03-06	Idunda:	• Dr. Peter Dollinger, Zoo Office Bern, Switzerland. • Peter Stolk, Netherlands • Page 158-64, Jumbo auf dem Drahtseil - Elefanten dressuren von gestern und heute by Gerhard Zapf • Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
2012-03-06	Katoto:	• Dr. Peter Dollinger, Zoo Office Bern, Switzerland. • Page 158-64, Jumbo auf dem Drahtseil - Elefanten dressuren von gestern und heute by Gerhard Zapf • Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
2012-02-29	Siam:	• height: Henry Merker, Tiergarten-Forum • Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling • https://www.routard.com/mag_livre/192/siam.htm
2009-09-16	Burma:	• Zooelefant.de (Christian Remenyi) • Peter Stolk • Kein Tag ohne Abenteuer. Tiere und ihre Pfleger, by Gerhard Gronefeld
2009-09-16	Sabu:	• Zooelefant.de (Christian Remenyi) • Peter Stolk • Kein Tag ohne Abenteuer. Tiere und ihre Pfleger, by Gerhard Gronefeld

Circus Knie on elephant-news.com

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	Rolf knie, 75, elephant trainer and swiss circus family leader - Elephant News
2007-10-31	A male asian born at oji zoo, kobe, japan on 21 october 2007 - Elephant News
2008-03-13	Joey ratliff at buckles weblog: circus knie in switzerland - Elephant News
2012-03-22	Swiss circus knie forces chubby elephants to diet - Elephant News

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