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Rowdy Ranga — Mathigodu elephant Camp | mahoot

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Rowdy Ranga

Mathigodu elephant Camp · India

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Life history

Born: 1984
Death reason: accident: severely injured after being hit by a bus
Age (est.): ~34 years
Origin: Wild-caught
Arrived: 2015-00-00

At this facility

Mathigodu elephant Camp

India · Camp

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Transfer history

2015-00-00
Mathigodu elephant Camp
from Bannerghatta Biological Park Zoo
2016-12-26
Bannerghatta National Park
from Bannerghatta National Park

Sources

http://www.mid-day.com/news/2009/may/220509-Rowdy-Ranga-Violent-elephant-Banerghatta-National-Park-search-for-mates-Bangalore.htm
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/588361/rangas-reign-wild-ends-tamed.html
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/588530/taming-captured-wild-elephant-ranga.html
https://article.wn.com/view/2017/06/29/Tamed_Ranga_may_help_capture_other_troublesome_elephants/
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

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