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Gajendra — Mathigodu elephant Camp | mahoot

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Gajendra

Mathigodu elephant Camp · India

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Record completeness

10 of 15 key fields populated

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Identification

Local ID: 2

Life history

Born: 1954
Birth place: in Nagarhole National Park
Origin: Wild-caught
Arrived: 2026-03-31
Management: Free contact

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Mathigodu elephant Camp

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Transfer history

2026-03-31
Mathigodu elephant Camp
from Boodipadaga elephant camp
2025-00-00
K Gudi Wilderness Camp (Kyathadevara Gudi)
from K Gudi Wilderness Camp (Kyathadevara Gudi)
1987-00-00
Kattepura forest
from Kattepura forest
Nagarhole National Park
from Nagarhole National Park

Sources

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/277200/gajapayana-begins-amid-fanfare.html
http://www.hindu.com/2009/08/13/stories/2009081350570200.htm
https://www.newskarnataka.com/mysore/newbies-get-ready-to-walk-with-veteran-jumbos-this-dasara
https://www.karnataka.com/mysore/dasara-elephants/
Database for Captive Elephants and their Mahouts in Karnatakamade 2009 by Surendra Varma, Shiela Rao, Suparna Ganguly and Rajendra Hasbhavi, India

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