Lorne Jackson

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☨ Lorne Jackson

Personal details
Country	United States

Locations
Title	curator -1991
Location	at Oakland Zoo (Knowland Park) in United States

Biography details

Lorne Gerald “Pop-Pop” Jackson Sr., zoo curator in United States

Born 1935-01-31? in United Arab Emirates dead 1991-01-12 in United States .

Affiliation with 1 elephants

1: Smokey (fatal attack)

Casualties

1 casualties

1991-01-12: curator Lorne Jackson fatal attack by Smokey. trampled and struck Jackson with its leg or Trunk. Lorne Gerald “Pop-Pop” Jackson Sr.† Lorne Jackson Died 1991-01-12, Oakland Zoo. Jackson, who suffered head and chest injuries, was pronounced dead less than an hour later. The trampling death of zookeeper Lorne Jackson by Smokey in 1991 led the Oakland Zoo to transfer their elephants to Protected Contact.

1991-01-12: Trampled to death by elephant Somkey. At the time of his Death Lorne Jackson Sr. Was the Curator of the Knowland Park Zoo in Oakland Ca.

Lorne Jackson, 55, a supervisor who has worked at the city zoo for 25 years, was approached by three African elephants in the one-acre compound Saturday, zoo spokeswoman Martha Smith said.

Two witnesses said the largest animal, Smokey, who weighs 10,500 pounds, struck Jackson with its leg or Trunk, Smith said. Jackson, who suffered head and chest injuries, was pronounced dead less than an hour later.

The trampling death of zookeeper Lorne Jackson by Smokey in 1991 led the Oakland Zoo to transfer their elephants to Protected Contact.

Lorne was the Father of 11 Children and Grandfather (Pop-Pop) to 10.
Lorne was Married at the time of his death..He and Marie I Jackson had been living seperately for 20 Years.
Lorne was in a relationship with Erica Calcagno at the time of his death.
Lorne was a member of the" Clampers" Organization.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). curator Lorne Gerald “Pop-Pop” Jackson Sr. in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=1760. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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