List of deceased captive elephants

This is a list of elephants that have died in captivity.

2023 Captive elephant deaths

Name	Species	Sex	Date of death	Location of death	Country	Cause of death	Age
Unknown	Asian		Jan, 2023	Kaebai Meechai Elephant Camp	Thailand	Died after eating bananas treated with ethylene gas
Lalitha	Asian		Jan, 2023	Muthumariamman Temple	India	While the elephant was unloaded from a vehicle, it fell down and sustained injuries.
Unnamed	Asian		Jan 15, 2023	Zurich Zoo	Germany	Undeveloped / weakness
Jewel	Asian		Jan 15, 2023	Los Angeles Zoo	USA	Euthanized due to declining health	61
Sandrine	Asian		Mar 3, 2023	Givskud Zoo	Denmark	Euthanized - "disease-related"	57
Medu	Asian		Mar 3, 2023	Givskud Zoo	Denmark	Euthanized - "because she should not be alone in the facility" [after Sandrine was euthanized - see above]
Mary	Asian	Female	May 2, 2023	San Diego Zoo	USA
Ajabu	African		May 9, 2023	Dallas Zoo	USA	Elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus	7	^[1]
Nicole			Apr 20, 2023	Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary	USA
Noor Jehan	African	Female	Apr 22, 2023	Karachi Zoological Garden	Pakistan
Balarama	Asian	Male	May 7, 2023	Bheemanakatte camp of Nagarahole Tiger Reserve	India
Malaika	African	Female	May 15, 2023	Cheyenne Mountain Zoo	USA	Euthanized	37
Fitz	Elephant		Jul 1, 2023	Louisville Zoo	USA	Elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus	3	^[2]
Radza Junior	Asian elephant	Male	Jun 20	Wildlands Adventure Zoo Emmen	Netherlands	Died during anesthesia		^[3]