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Date of Birth

1962

Gender

Female

Age at Rescue

43 Years Old

Rescue Location

Surin Trekking Camp

Rescue Date

2005

Herd / Friends

WanMai Herd

Mae SriNuan was born around 1962, and was rescued from Surin Province, along with DokNgern, in late 2005. She was brought to ENP to begin her recovery from the trauma of her past. SriNuan’s life followed the tragic path of so many other captive elephants, being forced to work in the logging industry, followed by street begging, and working at a trekking camp providing rides.

SriNuan is blind in her left eye from a slingshot injury. We were informed that she refused to comply with the commands of the mahout, and as a punishment, he fired the sling shot directly into her eye, blinding her.

Though not necessarily the tallest, SriNuan is the biggest female elephant at ENP. She has a huge head and very large ears. When she first arrived at the park she spent most of her time with DokNgern and was a nanny to DokNgern’s first baby, Chang Yim, and later to her second baby, DokMai.

Despite her imposing size, she’s a very easy going elephant and loves more than anything being a nanny to the younger elephants at the sanctuary. On June 7, 2020, our team rescued MaeMai and her five week old baby, WanMai, from an elephant trekking camp. As soon as they arrived at ENP, SriNuan immediately introduced herself to mother and baby. Every day, she would go to visit them, slowly and gently winning the trust of MaeMai and becoming a doting nanny to WanMai. Since that time, the small herd of three wander around the sanctuary together and are inseparable, just as they should be.

Sri Nuan
Sri Nuan

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Elephant Of The Week : Mae Srinuan

Mae Srinuan is the biggest female elephant at ENP
21/12/2016

Mae Srinuan is the biggest female elephant at ENP. She was rescued from Surin province in late 2005 and arrive…Read More

SriNuan

Sri Nuan
22/07/2015

Mae SriNuan (Gentle and Feminine Mother) was born around 1962. She was rescued from the Surin Province in late 2005…Read More

Look !!! is Mae Sri Nuan trying to spray her body with the perfume ?

09/12/2014

" I don't want to get dirty but it is a bit cold now at our sanctuary then I need…Read More

Elephant of the week, Mae Sri Nuan the gentle and feminine elephant

04/12/2014

Mae Srinuan, her name is mean gentle and feminine. She used to being forced to work without enough time to…Read More

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