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Lakshmeesha — Mathigodu elephant Camp | mahoot

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DeceasedAsian elephantCamp

Lakshmeesha

Mathigodu elephant Camp · India

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Identification

Local ID: 6

Life history

Born: 1993
Birth place: in unknown
Death: 2018-09-25
Death reason: unknown:
Age (est.): ~25 years
Origin: Wild-caught
Arrived: 2018-09-18

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Mathigodu elephant Camp

India · Camp

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Transfer history

2018-09-18
Mathigodu elephant Camp
from Sakrebyle elephant camp
Udupi Sri Krishna Matha
from Udupi Sri Krishna Matha

Sources

http://www.uniindia.com/~/captured-elephant-in-musth-died-at-nagarahole/States/news/1355519.html#.W6JW0KrkiX4.facebook
https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/news/state/46-year-old-elephant-rowdy-ranga-from-mathigodu-elephant-camp-dies-forest-dept-wants-more-vets-in-sensitive-zones/articleshow/66125438.cms
Database for Captive Elephants and their Mahouts in Karnatakamade 2009 by Surendra Varma, Shiela Rao, Suparna Ganguly and Rajendra Hasbhavi, India

Original record on elephant.se Back to database

Data from elephant.se (Dan A. J. Koehl), CC BY 4.0. Reformatted for search.