Date of Birth
1950
Gender
Female
Age at Rescue
64
Rescue Location
Logging
Rescue Date
19 November 2014
Herd / Friends
Jenny
ThongAe
Lucky
BaanYen was born around 1950. She started her working life as a logging elephant and was finally rescued after two decades of giving rides to tourists in a trekking camp.
BaanYen was thin and had many abscesses on her body when she was rescued. With proper care, it did not take her long to recover and gain weight and energy. Initially, she became friends with another elephant rescued at a similar time named Jaem Sai and they would spend time roaming freely together in the sanctuary.
BaanYen then became a doting grandma to youngsters Thong Ae and Jenny. The youngsters help BaanYen stay young and she can often be found playing in the river and overseeing the play of Thong Ae and Jenny.
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Tomorrow we will no longer hear Grandma BaanYen’s voice. She has left us this afternoon. She stopped eating more than two weeks ago and our veterinary team continued to provide care and support for BaanYen’s condition.
Jenny stands beside her cherished adopted little “sister”, Thong Ae, for a mud bath on a grey rainy day at Elephant Nature Park. They are soon joined by their grand nanny, Baanyen, who couldn't resist the chance of a mud party.
Our founder Saengduean Lek Chailert consistently find time to visit the park in her busy schedule and always enjoys walking across the open grassland to meet with the herd. Lek is highly thought of by all the elephants at Elephant Nature Park and they express their affection at every opportunity.
Baan Yen, the eldest elephant at Pamper the Pachyderm project is not feeling well. As with so many of old age elephant, one of our largest concerns which can prove fatal, is the digestive system and a blockage. Most old elephant who do not have much in the way of…
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60 year old Baanyen was rescued by Save Elephant Foundation 19 November 2014. As she reaches her 2nd anniversary with us at Elephant Nature Park, we look at her transformation from the thin, unhealthy, lethargic elephant to the now energetic Baanyen we have today.
Baan Yen was born around 1950. Her name means ‘Four O’Clock Flower’. She started her working life as a logging elephant and was finally rescued after two decades giving rides to tourists in a trekking camp. Baan Yen arrived at ENP in January 2014. She was thin and had many…
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