Exotic Incident #812

Incident Date:
08/31/2005
Location:
Las Vegas, NV - USA
Facility Name:
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Facility Type:
Circus (C)
Incident Category:
Animal Death (AD)
Species:
Elephants
Animal:
Asian Elephant
Animal disposition:
Dead

Summary:

Gildah, an Asian elephant on exhibit with the Siegfried & Roy show, owned by Ringling Bros. Circus’s parent company Feld Entertainment, died in her enclosure at the Mirage Hotel-Casino. Gildah, who was housed alone, was 57.

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