Carina (Deceased)
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay (Tampa, FL)
Carina was an Asian elephant held captive at the Busch Gardens Tampa Bay in Tampa, FL until her death on July 2, 2026. She was born in the wild, captured, and languished at the facility she died at other elephants, who all suffered from the zoo’s lack of sufficient space and from being unable to engage in their natural behaviors.
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