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STATEMENT ON THE DEATH OF RETIRED ASIAN ELEPHANT

2010-01-08 - Vienna, Virginia, United States.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® sadly announces the passing of Josky, a beloved female Asian elephant, at its Ringling Bros. Center for Elephant Conservation® in central Florida. Ringling Bros.® veterinary staff determined euthanasia was appropriate due to the elephant’s declining health and a necropsy was performed. As part of Ringling Bros. own reporting protocol, the USDA was contacted. During the mid 1970’s Josky made her debut at Circus World in Florida and became a featured perf...


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It’s A Boy! The 22nd Calf Born into the Ringling Bros.® Conservation and Breeding Program

2009-01-27 - Vienna, Virginia, United States. Amy McWethy

January 27, 2009 -Vienna, VA) – The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation® proudly announces the birth of a healthy male Asian elephant – marking the twenty-second birth in what has proven to be the most successful Asian elephant breeding program in the Western Hemisphere. Most importantly, this is the first calf in the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey assisted reproduction program born as a result of artificial insemination (AI). Born on Jan. 19, the inaugur...


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Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey Center For Elephant Conservation(R) Announces Second Test Positive For Tuberculosis In Male Elephant

2006-09-06 - Vienna, Virginia, United States. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey(R) today announced that a second male elephant has tested positive and is being treated for tuberculosis (TB) at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation(R). While all other elephants at the Ringling Bros. Center and on our traveling circus units have tested negative for TB, the State of Florida, following USDA guidelines, has issued a quarantine notice for the remaining elephants at the Ringling Bros. Center, with the exception o...


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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Commits $135,000 to Smithsonians National Zoo to Fund Research for the Endangered Asian Elephant Species

2006-04-06 - Vienna, Virginia, United States.

Today, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® announced that it will fund a reproductive research study conducted by scientists at the Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park. The $135,000 commitment will be distributed over the next three years in support of the National Zoo’s efforts to increase the captive population of the endangered Asian elephant.


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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation Announces Birth of 20th Asian Elephant Calf

2006-04-06 - Vienna, Virginia, United States.

The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation® (CEC) proudly announced today the birth of a healthy female Asian elephant – marking the twentieth birth in what is already one of the most successful Asian elephant breeding programs. The calf, born on April 6, 2006, 9:08 p.m. at 295 pounds, is a rare second-generation offspring of eleven-year-old Shirley and thirteen-year-old Romeo, who were also born into the Ringling Bros.® conservation program.


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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation Announces Birth of Second Asian Elephant Calf in 2005

2005-07-05 - Vienna, Virginia, United States. Feld Entertainment, Inc.

The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® Center for Elephant Conservation (CEC) today announced the birth of a healthy 314-pound male Asian elephant on June 1, 2005. The calf was born to 29-year-old mother Alana after only four hours of labor. The newborn is Alana’s fourth calf, and was fathered by Charlie, an Asian elephant sire at the CEC.


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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation Announces Birth of Asian Elephant Calf. CEC Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Unprecedented 17th Elephant Birth

2005-06-06 - Vienna, Virginia, United States. Feld Entertainment, Inc.

The 38-year-old mother, Mala, delivered a healthy 310-pound female Asian elephant calf at 9:40 p.m. on April 21, 2005, after just 40 minutes of labor. The newborn is Mala’s sixth calf, and was fathered by Charlie, an Asian elephant sire at the CEC. An unprecedented seventeenth birth for the Ringling Bros. CEC.


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SECOND-GENERATION ASIAN ELEPHANT BIRTH UNDERSCORES SUCCESS OF RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY"S CONSERVATION PROGRAM

2003-12-05 - Vienna, Virginia, United States. Feld Entertainment, Inc.

The new calf is the offspring of Ringling Bros.' bred elephants, expanding the largest gene pool outside of Asia. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® unveils white paper on the state of the Asian elephant in the 21st century. Vienna, VA-On December 5, 2003 at 9:25 a.m., Riccardo, a 232-pound male, Asian elephant, joined the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation (CEC) family. This newborn's arrival is historic, as he is the first offspring from two elephants born in...


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King Tusk, also known as Tommy, was born in India and brought to the United States in 1945, euthanized due to osteoarthritis

King Tusk, Ringling Bros. Asian Elephant Ambassador, Dies at 57 Years of Age

2002-12-22 - Vienna, Virginia, United States. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® Press release

King Tusk, a 57-year-old male Asian elephant living in retirement with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey®, was humanely euthanized yesterday (Saturday, December 21). A magnificent and beautiful Asian elephant with 6-foot-long tusks, King Tusk was a star performer with Ringling Bros. in the 1980s and early 1990s. He passed away quietly at Ringling Bros. elephant retirement facility in northern Florida in the company of his pachyderm companions and human caretakers.


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9 Headlines about Elephants from Vienna, Virginia2010-01-08 - Vienna, Virginia, United States - STATEMENT ON THE DEATH OF RETIRED ASIAN ELEPHANT 2009-01-27 - Vienna, Virginia, United States - It’s A Boy! The 22nd Calf Born into the Ringling Bros.® Conservation and Breeding Program 2006-09-06 - Vienna, Virginia, United States - Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey Center For Elephant Conservation(R) Announces Second Test Positive For Tuberculosis In Male Elephant 2006-04-06 - Vienna, Virginia, United States - Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Commits $135,000 to Smithsonians National Zoo to Fund Research for the Endangered Asian Elephant Species 2006-04-06 - Vienna, Virginia, United States - Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation Announces Birth of 20th Asian Elephant Calf 2005-07-05 - Vienna, Virginia, United States - Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation Announces Birth of Second Asian Elephant Calf in 2005 2005-06-06 - Vienna, Virginia, United States - Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation Announces Birth of Asian Elephant Calf. CEC Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Unprecedented 17th Elephant Birth 2003-12-05 - Vienna, Virginia, United States - SECOND-GENERATION ASIAN ELEPHANT BIRTH UNDERSCORES SUCCESS OF RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY"S CONSERVATION PROGRAM 2002-12-22 - Vienna, Virginia, United States - King Tusk, Ringling Bros. Asian Elephant Ambassador, Dies at 57 Years of Age

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Third elephant tests positive for virus at Dublin Zoo

2024-07-10 - Dublin, Ireland.

Dublin Zoo has confirmed that a third elephant has tested positive for a virus which has left two other elephants dead over the last ten days. Eight-year-old Avani and seven-year-old Zinda died from E...


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Houston Zoo Elephant Receives First Ever mRNA EEHV Vaccine

2024-06-18 - Houston, United States. Houston Zoo

Tess, a 40-year-old Asian elephant at Houston Zoo, has been given the first-ever dose of an mRNA vaccine created by virologists at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) to prevent the deadly elephant endot...


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Blackpool Zoo confirms 2 elephants are expecting babies

2024-04-26 - Blackpool, United Kingdom.

The latest round of pregnancy tests at Blackpool Zoo has revealed that two of its elephants are expecting babies. Mother and daughter Noorjahan and Esha are both pregnant and due to give birth in late...


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RIP 2 year old “Chi Pich”

2024-04-02 - Sen Monorom, Cambodia.

There was sad news from Mondulkiri Province, with the death of 2 year old elephant “Chi Pich” being announced. Sources from the Elephant Livelihood Initiative Environment Organization (ELIE) said ...


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Popular tusker Mangalamkunnu Ayyappan dies

2024-03-26 - Kochi, India.

Popular tusker Mangalamkunnu Ayyappan, 55, 55, died at Mangalamkunnu in Palakkad on Monday. The elephant owned by M A Haridasan had been under treatment for the past few months.


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Pinnawala Orphanage sees birth of 76th calf

2024-03-23 - Kegalle, Sri Lanka.

The 76th elephant calf was born at the Rambukkana Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage on March 20.This baby elephant was born to 32-year-old she-elephant Shanthi and 19-year-old Pandu at the Pinnawala Elepha...


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SANParks partners with neighbouring nations to benefit communities

2024-03-23 - Pretoria, South Africa.

In the ongoing efforts to curb poaching and snaring of animals within the Zimbabwe and Mozambique borders, South African National Parks (SANParks) is working to create more partnerships with neighbour...


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Toledo Zoo Shares the Name of Precious New Baby Elephant

2024-03-15 - , United States.

After weeks of voting and thousands of submissions, the Toledo Zoo has officially chosen the name of their precious baby elephant and we're personally thrilled about the news! Ladies and gentleman, Ki...


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Extern Link Read about Toledo Zoo in the Elephant DatabasePress Release: The Toledo Zoo is thrilled to announce the birth of a healthy baby elephant, born to African elephant, Renee.Press Release: The Toledo Zoo is thrilled to announce the birth of a healthy baby elephant, born to African elephant, Renee.
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Reid Park Zoo welcomes new baby elephant

2024-03-09 - Tucson, United States.

A baby elephant was born at Reid Park Zoo. The zoo said Semba, the facility’s African elephant matriarch, gave birth to a 265-pound calf around 3:31 a.m. Friday, March 8. Reid Park Zoo said the calf...


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Baby elephant in Copenhagen named after Thai river

2024-03-04 - Copenhagen, Denmark.

A female baby elephant in Copenhagen Zoo has been named Chin after the Tha Chin river in central Thailand. The elephant was born last week in the Danish zoo. The zookeepers, who take care of the young...


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This elephant misses his mahout, authorities seek police help

2024-02-29 - Alappuzha, India.

Evoor Kannan, the elephant known for his murderous rage and with a history of killing two mahouts is in a bad mood these days. He had been gentle under the care of his former Mahout Sharath Parippally...


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Third elephant calf born in Beekse Bergen

2024-02-20 - Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands.

African elephant Punda has become the mother of a healthy elephant calf after a 22-month pregnancy. This is the third calf born in the Safari Park Beekse Bergen k in four months. Never before have thr...


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Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium’s elephant calf dies at age 2

2024-02-15 - Pittsburgh, United States.

The zoo said Tsuni died Thursday after a sudden, brief battle with elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV). Her EEHV was detected through routine blood testing on Feb. 8, even though she presente...


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Farewell to Seoul"s oldest elephant passing at age of 59

2024-02-15 - Seoul, South Korea.

The oldest female elephant in South Korea passed away Tuesday at a zoo in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, at the age of 59, zoo officials said Thursday. The female elephant, named Sakura, had suffered fr...


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A star is born: Baby elephant debuts

2024-01-30 - Bangalore, India.

The Bannerghatta Biological Park is brimming with excitement as it welcomes a delightful new addition—a baby boy elephant calf. This adorable arrival brings the elephant count in the Bannerghatta zo...


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Guruvayur Kannan, nine-time winner of elephant race, dies at 62

2024-01-27 - Guruvayur, India.

Elephant Kannan, of the Guruvayur Devaswom Elephant Camp, a nine-time winner of the festival-related elephant race, has passed away. His demise was around 5:30 pm on Saturday. The tusker's age at the ...


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A baby elephant is found dead

2024-01-27 - Koh Nhek, Cambodia.

Villagers found a baby elephant dead in Koh Nhek district, Mondulkiri province in the middle of the forest​ on January 26, 2024, suspected of being shot. Mondulkiri Provincial department of environm...


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Discoveries: The Evolutionary Edge of Elephant Trunks and Ancient Giants

2024-01-13 - Beijing, China.

A recent study published in the journal eLife has uncovered new findings on the development of dextrous trunks by indigenous elephants. According to Dr. Shi-Qi Wang, a senior author of the research, t...


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Alleged poaching kills 46-year-old Sumatran elephant in Riau park

2024-01-13 - Pekanbaru, Indonesia.

The Tesso Nilo National Park in Pelalawan District, Riau Province, again lost one of its Sumatran elephants (Elephas maximus sumatranus) after a poacher allegedly killed it for its tusks. The 46-year...


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Celebration of Elephants: A Must-see New Exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History

2024-01-11 - New York, United States.

In a narrow but sprawling curatorial space at the uptown museum, The Secret World of Elephants, now opened, tells the story of elephant species and their relatives through life-size models, videos, gr...


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