Sri Nuan

Mae Sri Nuan was born around 1962, and was rescued from Surin Province, along with Dok Ngern, in late 2005. She was brought to ENP to begin her recovery from the trauma of her past. Sri Nuan’s life followed the tragic path of so many other captive elephants, being forced to work in the logging industry, followed by street begging, and working at a trekking camp providing rides.  
 
Sri Nuan is blind in her left eye from a slingshot injury. We were informed that she refused to comply with the commands of the mahout, and as a punishment, he fired the sling shot directly into her eye, blinding her.

Though not necessarily the tallest, Sri Nuan is the biggest female elephant at ENP. She has a huge head and very large ears. When she first arrived at the park she spent most of her time with Dok Ngern and was a nanny to Dok Ngern’s first baby, Chang Yim, and later to her second baby, Dok Mai.
 
Despite her imposing size, she’s a very easy going elephant and loves more than anything being a nanny to the younger elephants at the sanctuary.  On June 7, 2020, our team rescued Mae Mai and her five week old baby, Wan Mai, from an elephant trekking camp. As soon as they arrived at ENP, Sri Nuan immediately introduced herself to mother and baby. Every day, she would go to visit them, slowly and gently winning the trust of Mae Mai and becoming a doting nanny to Wan Mai. Since that time, the small herd of three wander around the sanctuary together and are inseparable, just as they should be.