Date of Birth
2005
Gender
Female
Age at Rescue
16 Years Old
Rescue Location
Chiang Mai Elephant Show
Rescue Date
11th August 2021
Herd / Friends
Chaba
Bunma and her four month old baby Chaba were rescued from an elephant riding and show camp. Here Bunma was forced to do elephant shows where she rode a bike, hula hooped, painted and gave rides. She was a part of the breeding program and gave birth to Chaba on May 17th around 9pm of 2021.
She was living in a small concert pin and she was on a short chain with Chaba. We learned of their poor living conditions, and bad health. We negotiated their rescue. On August 11th we rescued Bunma and Chaba.
Bunma refused to get onto the truck so we decided to walk mom and baby to Elephant Nature Park. After the thirty minute walk they arrived at Elephant Nature Park to a special welcome home cake and have been slowly adjusting to the park. They are both doing well.
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Even amidst the busyness of motherhood, BunMa knows the importance of taking time to play and enjoy herself!
Today we witness a very touching scene at the mud mound, as Bunma repeatedly rolls her body over the now compacted mud mound and rubbing her body against the mineral rich earth.
Today we celebrated the 2 year anniversary of Mother Bunma and baby Chaba to be with us in the Park ! What a joy it has been ❤️ to be graced with their presence. Noelle, your love for the Giants and your care for them has touched many lives.
While Chaba is sleepily nursing from her mother Bunma, PyiMai finds a small log buried in a recently delivered fresh sand pile. Always curious, she tugs and pushes at it and her nanny, DMax comes to help. But sleepy eyed PyiMai had already lost interest, both youngsters due for a…
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A rainy day in the monsoon season satisfies everyone at Elephant Nature Park. The weather is warm and it's a mud party ! Check out Pyi Mai and Chaba, and their mother's, Kamun and Bunma, together with nanny Dmax. Mud is their happy place. And afterwards, they like a good…
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It was a cloudy day and rain was imminent - the scent of rain was on the wind - but Bunma could not wait. The mudpit may have been dry, but that did not dissuade her. She rolled about in the dry dirt with abandon, teaching her young child, Chaba,…
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On August 10th, 2021, Bunma and her baby girl, Chaba, walked over a mountain to their freedom at Elephant Nature Park. You can read more about the heart wrenching decisions and timely actions of Save Elephant Foundation to rescue Bunma with her little baby Chaba in her life story page.
A year ago this week, mother Bunma along with her tiny baby Chaba were rescued by Save Elephant Foundation and freed from captivity to spend the rest of their lives in the sanctuary of Elephant Nature Park. This video reflects back on the awful circumstances of their life before their…
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With love, food supplements, delicious veggies and fruits, mama BunMa finally has a milk for nursing her baby Chaba after only one day of their arrival. Both of them are more relaxed and learning about the beautiful life they are starting at Elephant Nature Park. We hope the mother will…
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On August 12th, 2021 (which is Thai Mother's day and World Elephant Day), the mother and baby enjoyed their first day of the new life at ENP. They are home now. They will no longer be chained. The baby is underweight, and the mother did not have enough milk for…
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Gratefully, with the kind support from Noelle Weiss, we are able to rescue baby Cha Ba and her mother, Bunma to live with freedom at Elephant Nature Park. Our team made the rescue plan as fast as possible to prepare the night shelter for baby and mother. We asked Mae…
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Today Lek was contacted by an Elephant camp owner to help rescue a mother and baby, bringing them under the care of our organization. The camp owner has been ill for almost one year, and during this time he had to leave the camp and his elephants under the care…
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