Clik here to view.
Elephant Nature Park’s Navann Enjoys New Nannies
Four-month-old Navann has been having more fun than ever in the past few weeks at Elephant Nature Park. His evening trips to the mud pit accompanied by mom Sri Prae and auntie Mae Kham Paan have been...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Elephant Nature Park’s Shy Kham Sai Finds Family
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 One of our most shy and withdrawn elephants, who has spent almost all of her years...
View ArticleElephant Nature Park Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary at Location
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Elephant Nature Park Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Elephant Nature Park receives $14,000 USD donation for land fund
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....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Baby elephant Navann: a photo essay
Our baby elephant Navann is seriously adorable! Don’t you think? The post Baby elephant Navann: a photo essay appeared first on Blog - Save Elephant Foundation.
View ArticleClik here to view.
The role of the auntie to a baby elephant
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Photo Essay: Founder Lek Chailert and Elephant Nature Park
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Baby elephant Navann causes auntie controversy
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Baby Elephant Mama Auntie Drama!
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Baby elephant Navann’s family reunites
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The art of Touching an Elephant
The majority of us are blessed with the gift of sight. We take it for granted, without thinking how very lucky we are. Imagine for a moment not being able to see, relying only on hearing and touch....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Elephant Gossip! The latest dish at Elephant Nature Park
There are many social groups within our herd of elephants who reside at Elephant Nature Park. For some, we never know what tomorrow will bring, while others have a rather predictable routine. Read on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Welcome to the (elephant) jungle
A new and long-awaited activity has finally begun here at Elephant Nature Park. The different social groups within our herd are taking turns going up to the jungle. The mountainside behind the mahout...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mintra blesses us with a baby boy – welcome Yin Dee!!!!
The new baby elephant, Yin Dee Rumbles, roars and chirps erupted at around 12:15 a.m. on August 25th breaking the midnight silence, announcing the arrival of a new born calf. Stirred to consciousness...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mae Tee stays determined
Dear old Mae Tee. At around 60 years old, she has an indomitable spirit. Against all odds, Mae Tee is roaming further and further afield with each passing day. Note how far behind Mae Tee the medical...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Positive reinforcement target training and foot care program back in action!
After a long hiatus waiting for the completion of a new and improved training wall, Elephant Nature Park is happy to announce that positive reinforcement based target training and foot care is once...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mintra and Yin Dee Finally Roam Free
Mintra can’t wipe the smile off her face these days … she has a good friend by her side, a bundle of joy at her breast and a loyal old fuss budget hovering in the background. But what makes her smile...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Meet the Mahout: Navann’s Dam
One of the nicest, most competent and well known mahouts at the Elephant Nature Park is 36-year-old Dam. He is currently the mahout of Navann and Sri Prae. Dam comes from the Shan state of Burma (or...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Spotlight: Grandma Auntie Mae Thai
Often overlooked, 60-something year old Mae Thai – a grandma auntie on the Faa Mai side of our largest family group — has been at Elephant Nature Park since December 2002. She became one of Tong Jaan’s...
View Article
