Elephant Of The Week : Pookie

Wed 07 Dec 16
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Pookie is a chubby and cheeky lady elephant. She was born around 1960 and arrived at ENP in June 2015. She used to work in illegal logging before trekking. Pookie is a very short, big headed and hairy elephant. She has very beautiful eyes with long eye lashes. She is very friendly and gets along well with other elephants. Pookie is now enjoying her freedom at Care For Elephants program run by ENP and recently we moved baby Lucky to join our Saddles Off project so two lovely elephants were connected. Pookie is really happy to be a nanny of baby Lucky. She is his protective nanny and also his nice playmate.

Elephant of the week 24 September 2023: Super Nanny Srinuan

When she arrived at the park, she embraced her new family immediately. Not only is she the adoptive mother of DokNgern, she is also the aunty of Chang Yim, FaaMai, DokMai, and DokRak. And when Bunma and her baby Chaba first arrived she quickly moved to assist caring for Chaba.

Mon 25 Sep 23

Fascinating Elephant Communication at Elephant Nature Park

At Elephant Nature Park, visitors can often see younger elephants being surrounded, guided, caressed and protected by other elephants. This caring behaviour of elephants being attentive to the care and well being of other elephants, especially younger elephants we call Nanny Behaviour.

Thu 31 Aug 23

Rescued Elephants MoLoh and LekLek update by our founder Lek

After a recent post about the difficulties of 2 newly rescued elephants settling into Elephant Nature Park, our founder Lek Chailert today made this observation: LekLek and her mother, MoLoh, have been in the Park for some time now. It seemed likely that they would be absorbed beautifully into FaaMai’s family group.

Thu 17 Aug 23

Elephant Conservation includes meeting essential enrichment needs

Enrichments for elephants here at Elephant Nature Park, have always been high priority and as conservationists, we are always aware of natural environments and habitats for elephants in our care.

Sun 13 Aug 23

World Elephant Day 2023 – Celebrating Elephant Conservation

Celebrating World Elephant Day at Elephant Nature Park is a heartwarming experience. The park's efforts to improve the lives of captive working elephants, witnessing their transformation, healing, and reclamation of their natural behaviors is truly beautiful.

Sat 12 Aug 23

Flashback Friday 28 July 2023: FaaSai Before her rescue and Now

She was just a young girl 5 years old, separated from her mother and forced to perform in the circus. With a stubborn proud heart, she refused to comply, and she suffered more harm, shackled and beaten until the owner could do no more with her. She was so fortunate to find her life absorbed into and fostered by a large family group.

Fri 28 Jul 23

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SookSai Presents Herself To Be A Nanny For Newly Rescued Baby Sa Ngae

There is a wonderful story to be seen in this video, showing the start of a relationship between a baby elephant Sa Ngae andan older elephant SookSai. Sa Ngae's mother Mho Jae is constantly in the vicinity and lets her baby play with SookSai.

The story to be understood here is that SookSai is presenting herself to be a nanny for the baby and showing that she would like to bond with the family.

Fri 30 Jun 23

Elephant Mother Film Tour 2023 - Australia and New Zealand

Australia New Zealand Film Tour Dates (Aug-Sept’23) Lek Presents Elephant Mother Documentary Down Under

Join Lek Down Under

Mon 26 Jun 23

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