African & Asian Elephants in Europe

[The Hedgehog]

Please post any news regarding both breeds of Elephants within the European population here.

Can someone please enlighten me if there are any imminent changes planned for the Elephant heard that reside in Elephant Eden at Noah's Ark Zoo Farm?
Personally I hope that Noah's relocates some of their bachelors to become breeding Bulls. In return I would like Elephant Eden to house a multi-generational breeding heard as it was primarily built for.Elephant Eden is the biggest Elephant enclosure and most visitor and Elephant friendly enclosure built anywhere. In my opinion As a result of this coupled with the fact that Elephant 's are a rare species within the UK I think that housing a bachelor heard is wasting an ideal breeding facility.

In addition can you please tell me if any arrivals or departures are pending within Europe? I have seen on Zoochat that West Midlands Safari Park are expanding their Elephant enclosure and heard. Can someone please tell me which Elephants are joining the current Elephants and which collection they are moving from?

Kind regards The Hedgehog

 

[The Hedgehog]

Hi @Elephantelephant @bintarong @Elephant Enthusiast can you please help me with the questions I’ve asked on this new thread I have started?

 

[bintarong]

Chester zoo plans to expand their elephant paddock to allow for better welfare

Wmsp is expanding for a new breeding group with new females eventually and the current offspring male being used as the breeding male

Paignton has confirmed they are not having elephants

Yorkshire I think is being planned (not to sure though)

Blackpool is beginning breeding this winter

No plans for noahs ark

 

[Elephantelephant]

There are currently 9 pregnant cows:
Donna (1986) and Sita (2013), Osnabrück- 2020/2021, EM
Duna (1998), Rhenen- autumn 2021, LA
Omysha (2014) ,Zürich- 9/2020, EM
Temi (2001), Munich- autumn 2020, EM
Surin (1998), Kobenhavn - autumn 2020, EM
Kali (1994), Zlin- Lesna- summer 2021, LA
Htoo Yin Aye (1981), Dierenrijk- 2020/2021, EM
Mingalar Oo (1992), Emmen- spring 2021, EM

There are also rumors that Nina in Le Pal and Kina in Amersfoort are also pregnant, but there is no evidence for this.

Transfers:
Pori from Tierpark Berlin to Halle, LA
Kewa, Thuza, Pantha, Edgar and Astra from Tierpark Berlin to Leipzig, EM
Lilak and Kariba from Tierpark Berlin to Kronberg???, LA
Rajendra from Cologne to La Taniere, EM
Yoe Ma and Ananda Yinghtway from Maubege to La Taniere, EM
Akili from Peaugres to Beauval, LA
Saida from Leipzig to ???, EM
Delhi from Usti nad Labem to ???, EM
Jambo from Valencia to ???, LA
Impy and Mchumba from Howletts Wild Animal Park to ???, LA

New elephant enlosures in the plan:
Stuttgart, EM
Zlin-Lesna, LA, exhibit is completed
Pilsen, EM ?
Bojnice, LA
Lodz, EM
Budapest, EM
Gdansk, LA
Osnabrück, EM
West Midlands, LA
La Taniere, EM
Lissabon, LA
Hannover, EM, reconstruction
Tierpark Berlin, LA, reconstruction
Berlin, EM
Nuremberg, ??
Cottbus, EM, new house

I have also included unclear constructions or relocations.

 

[The Hedgehog]

@Elephantelephant what does the EM and LA mean?

 

[MennoPebesma]

I think those are abbreviations of the scientific names:

EM = Elephas Maximus, scientific name of the Asian elephant.

LA = Loxodonta Africana, scientific name of the African savanna elephant.

 

[Hyak_II]

This topic seems redundant. There are already two separate topics, both created over two years ago and very regularly updated, specifically for the Asian and African Elephant populations in Europe. What is the point of making a third, combined one, when there are two already well fleshed out forms to post in?

Either this one should be closed, or, less sensibly, the other two combined into one post including both species. However given that most of the animals are referred to by name as opposed to species, having two separate topics likely makes things easier for those less well versed on individual elephants names.