Sousse Friguia Zoo in Tunisia


Sousse Friguia Zoo
Typezoo
Owner
Last elephant left2024
Place Sousse
Country Tunisia
Directors
Key People
Veterinarians
Elephant department
Head keepers
of elephants
Elephant keepers
Record history
History of updates2024-11-14:soon to be transferred 2025-03-02:
Latest document update2025-03-02 15:17:47
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Sousse Friguia Zoo, in Sousse, Tunisia . The last elephant left in 2024.


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.

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Koehl, Dan (2025). 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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