Overview
- Big Life rangers reported repeated collapses overnight in the Olgulului community area before he could no longer rise at 03:32.
- The Amboseli Trust for Elephants, Big Life Foundation and Kenya Wildlife Service confirmed the death and described it as natural.
- Conservation teams noted poorly chewed plant material in his dung, indicating he was no longer able to grind food effectively.
- His passing reduces the already small cohort of great tuskers, with nine known super tuskers remaining in the Amboseli ecosystem.
- Monitored for decades, Craig survived poaching pressures, drew tourists, was adopted in 2021 by East African Breweries’ Tusker brand, and is believed to have sired many calves.