elephants in thailand

Dao Tong

  Meaning 'Golden Star' in Thai, Dao Tong was born around 1975. She was rescued from street begging in the Surin Province and arrived at ENP in November 2012. Before street begging she worked in illegal logging. While logging she…

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Jarunee

  Jarunee was born around 1950. She worked in both illegal and legal logging as well as trekking. She was rescued from a nearby trekking camp in 2007. Like most elephants, she endured considerable abuse in her working life and has…

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Mae Lanna

  Born around 1980 and rescued from street-begging in February 2007, Mae Lanna has also worked in legal logging on coconut palm and rubber tree plantations in the south of Thailand. Her name refers to her new beginning in the Lanna…

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Dok Ngern

  Her name means 'Silver Flower' and she was born in 1999. Dok Ngern was rescued in January 2006 from elephant shows and street begging. Like all captive working elephants, Dok Ngern had a traumatic childhood. She was forced to learn…

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