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Baby elephant Navann’s family reunites

July 9, 2013
Elephant Nature Park, Navann

In our last post about Navann and his ever changing line up of doting aunties, Dao Tong had joined the group much to the dismay of Mae Jarunee, who moved off to the sidelines in an act of protest. Faa Mai, Faa Sai, Tong Jaan, even Mae Bua Tong and Chang Yim had been spending lots of time with Navann, causing Mae Keow and Dani to lose their confidence to approach the irresistible young bull. Malai Tong was quite busy between keeping Mae Jarunee company, checking in with Navann and flitting around like the social butterfly that she is catching up with old friends.

What would happen next was anyone’s guess …

Baby Elephant Mama Auntie Drama!

June 21, 2013
Dok Mai, Dok Ngern, Elephant Nature Park

Things have changed yet again since our last update highlighting the Navann auntie situation, the biggest change being that new baby elephant Dok Mai and mum, Dok Ngern, are now also out roaming free all day. As a result of this new development, the junior aunties Faa Mai, Tong Jaan and Faa Sai are much more focused on Dok Mai and rarely wandering over to see Navann.

Dok Mai plays with new aunties Faa Sai, Faa Mai and Tong Jaan

Baby elephant Navann causes auntie controversy

June 4, 2013
Elephant Nature Park, Navann

Who will really end up being baby elephant Navann’s aunties at Elephant Nature Park? At this moment it is anyone’s guess …

A few weeks ago we would have felt confident in saying that Mae Kham Paan was the recognized Number One Auntie and that Malai Tong and Mae Jarunee were a firm Number Two and Three. Mae Keow was a definite part-timer and recently Dani was even getting lots of quality time with Navann each morning.

Photo Essay: Founder Lek Chailert and Elephant Nature Park

June 3, 2013
Elephant Nature Park, Elephants News

Since the foundation launched its new site and blog encompassing all of Lek’s projects in October 2012, we’ve aimed to provide our supporters not only with the latest news from her projects, but also entertaining and informative stories and photos about the animals we rescue.

Today, we’d like to share with you some of our favorite photos of Lek with you from the past year. These photos show just how amazing Lek and her bond with the animals in her life is.

The role of the auntie to a baby elephant

May 30, 2013
Chang Yim, Dok Mai, Dok Ngern, Elephant Nature Park, Mae Sri Nuan

At Elephant Nature Park, we are fortunate to have three sets of mothers and babies. Typically, motherhood ends in heartbreak in the captive elephant world so these unbroken bonds between mom and baby elephant are even more significant and cherished. It is well known that female elephants are incredibly maternal and nurturing calves comes as second nature.

Baby elephant Navann: a photo essay

May 24, 2013
Elephant Nature Park, Navann

Our baby elephant Navann is seriously adorable! Don't you think?

Elephant Nature Park receives $14,000 USD donation for land fund

May 14, 2013
Elephant Nature Park

Editor’s Note: Lena Quenard, from Switzerland, recently donated a very generous $14,000 USD to our Land Fund. She had been fundraising on her own with the goal of donating to help rescue an elephant. However, only two weeks ago, she read our post about our desperate need for more land. Thankfully, this story had an impact on her and she decided to change her mind and donate the money she had raised to our land fund instead.

Lena, Lek and members of the family herd as she donates money to Save Elephant Foundation to help purchase new land.

The land that will be purchased with her funds will have a very positive impact on the lives of the elephants here at Elephant Nature Park. A passionate animal lover, Lena is rather new to the elephant world — her life was changed when she met an elephant named Moey.

This is Lena’s story, written by her. If you are interested in donating, please click here.

Elephant Nature Park Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary

April 15, 2013
Elephant Nature Park

Time flies!

It is hard to believe it has been 10 years since Elephant Nature Park’s humble beginnings at this location. When we first came to look at this land, it seemed to take forever to get from the front of the property to the river at the back. At that time the river was so narrow it didn’t seem possible that we would actually be able to bathe elephants in it!

Elephant Nature Park Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary at Location

March 29, 2013
Elephant Nature Park

One decade, many elephants and other animals find home CHIANG MAI, Thailand (29 March 2013) – Ten years ago, Sangduen “Lek” Chailert, founder of Save Elephant Foundation, received a donation from Bert and Christine Von Roemer to purchase a 50-acre…

March 27, 2013
Elephant Nature Park, Kham Sai

Elephant Nature Park has been waiting for this moment for a long time.

This is a story we have been longing to post. One of our most shy and withdrawn elephants, who has spent almost all of her years at Save Elephant Foundation’s ENP on her own, has finally found the friendship that she has been longing for!! The elusive Mae Kham Sai has been mentioned from time to time and known as one of our reclusive and seldom seen elephants.

Mae Kham Sai with the family herd.

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