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New Elephant Home Chiang Mai Sanctuary
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Meet Our Elephants

16 elephants call this valley home — each with their own history, personality, and story of finding freedom. Tap any elephant to read their full story.

The Herd

Every Elephant Has a Story

Female

Chok Dee

2

Age

7 Dec 2023

Born

Chokdee was born on December 7, 2023, at New Elephant Home in Chiang Mai Province. Her mother is...

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Female

Nam Wan

5

Age

7 Aug 2018

Born

Pang Cha Yi Sara, nicknamed Namwan, is a baby elephant with a very cute personality. She gets along...

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Female

Mae So

33

Age

1990

Born

Chokdee was born on December 7, 2023, at New Elephant Home in Chiang Mai Province. Her mother is

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Female

Mo Ya Na

38

Age

1986

Born

She is a good-natured elephant. She loves baby elephants. She likes to send her babies to play in the river...

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Female

Mae Nhai

33

Age

1991

Born

She is a very good-natured elephant. She doesn't really like to play in the water, she just plays to cool off. She...

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Female

Mo Ngue

2

Age

7 Dec 2023

Born

Mo Ngue has a quiet personality and does not like to live with other groups of elephants. But Mo Ngue...

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Male

Plai Chok Pai Sarn

4

Age

10 Aug 2019

Born

Plai Chokpaisan is a good-natured and playful male elephant. He likes to play with elephants named...

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Female

Kham Tui

30

Age

1993

Born

She's an elephant with a cheerful personality and a good memory. She has a playful tendency and asks for...

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Female

Mo Po

29

Age

1994

Born

She is a good-natured elephant, kind to people around her, shy, with a cute personality, and she likes...

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Female

Mo Po Na

31

Age

1992

Born

She is a good-natured, calm
elephant, able to get along with
other elephants.

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Female

Mae Kham Pun

40

Age

1983

Born

She's an elephant with a cheerful personality and a good memory. She has a playful tendency and asks for...

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Female

Mo Gae Mae

48

Age

1975

Born

She's an elephant with a cheerful personality and a good memory. She has a playful tendency and asks for...

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Female

Mae Ga See

38

Age

1985

Born

Mae Ga See looks taller than the others and likes to eat fruit very much — she rarely shares fruit with...

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male

Thong Kai

40

Age

1983

Born

Thongklai is a male elephant with no tusks. He has a rather fierce personality and does not like other...

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Female

Mo Ngae Mae

50

Age

1973

Born

Mo Nge Mae has a calm habit of being with her best friend, Mo Ke Mae. She always likes to go out with...

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male

Pa Ka Jue (Jackie)

10

Age

2016

Born

She's an elephant with a cheerful personality and a good memory. She has a playful tendency and asks for...

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Chok Dee

Female

Gender

2 Years

Age

7 Dec 2023

Date of Birth

Appearance

The smallest, or youngest, elephant in the herd.

Story

Chokdee was born on December 7, 2023, at New Elephant Home in Chiang Mai Province. Her mother is Mae So. Although signs of labor appeared on December 6, the birth did not occur until the night of the 7th. At the time of birth, Chokdee was not breathing. The elephant caretakers quickly separated her from her mother to check her condition, and when they confirmed she had started breathing, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Enraged by the separation from her calf, Mae So tried to forcibly take her back, causing a chaotic scene. However, a few hours later, she calmed down and accepted Chokdee, completing the birth safely. Today, Chokdee is healthy and growing well. She has become the most beloved elephant at New Elephant Home.

Nam Wan

Female

Gender

5 Years

Age

7 Aug 2018

Date of Birth

Appearance

Pang Cha Yi Sara, nicknamed Namwan, is a baby elephant with a very cute personality. She gets along very well with people. She likes to eat fruit a lot and is a very smart elephant — when there was medicine in the fruit, she would drop the fruit and take out the medicine first before eating. She loves to play in the water and mud with her friends the most. She is very happy here.

Story

Pang Cha Yi Sara, nicknamed Namwan, is a baby elephant with a very cute personality. She gets along very well with people. She likes to eat fruit a lot and is a very smart elephant — when there was medicine in the fruit, she would drop the fruit and take out the medicine first before eating. She loves to play in the water and mud with her friends the most. She is very happy here.

Mae So

Female

Gender

33 Years

Age

1990

Date of Birth

Appearance

Cut ear on the right side.

Personality

She is a very good-natured elephant. She doesn't really like to play in the water, she just plays to cool off. She is an elephant who loves baby elephants, is kind, doesn't hurt other elephants, has a long beard, likes to be with the herd of elephants very much, and likes to stand and watch baby elephants play in the water happily.

Story

Mae So is an elephant from Tak Province, born in 1990, where she used to be a riding elephant and worked on trekking tours. She has a son named Bua Tung. Her child was taken to practice and perform a bit, before changing to be an elephant conservation. Now, she is not with her child but she is happy with her current life and, most importantly, she is pregnant.

Mo Ya Na

Female

Gender

38 Years

Age

1986

Date of Birth

Appearance

Long trunk or nose.

Personality

She is a good-natured elephant. She loves baby elephants. She likes to send her babies to play in the river and be kind to those around her. She and her children love to eat watermelon.

Story

Mo Ya Na is an elephant from Tak Province. She used to be a riding elephant and worked on trekking tours with guests. She has one child named Phupha. She separated from the child on August 25, 2023. Phupha is a relative's elephant. Now we are making her as happy as possible.

Mae Nhai

Female

Gender

33 Years

Age

1991

Date of Birth

Appearance

Cut ear on the right side 

Personality

She is a very good-natured elephant. She doesn’t really like to play in the water, she just plays to cool off. She is an elephant who loves baby elephants, is kind, doesn’t hurt other elephants, has a long beard, likes to be with the herd of elephants very much, and likes to stand and watch baby elephants play in the water happily.

Story

She is over 30 years old, female, and used to work as an elephant riding in the past. She has a good nature but can be a bit fierce. 

Mo Ngue

Female

Gender

31 Years

Age

1993

Date of Birth

Appearance

Short tail, larger hind area, pregnant for 11 months. Her tail is short because elephants like her tend to rub it until it gets sores.

Personality

Mo Ngue has a quiet personality and does not like to live with other groups of elephants. But Mo Ngue has a dear friend in Mae Nai — these two elephants like to be together, and wherever they go, they like to go together. Mo Ngue likes fruit very much and likes playing in the water with Mae Nai very much.

Story

In the past, Mo Ngue used to be a riding elephant and worked on trekking tours. She had one child, but now they've separated, and nowadays we take good care of Mo Ngue.

Plai Chok Pai Sarn

Male

Gender

8 Years

Age

10 Aug 2019

Date of Birth

Appearance

His skin has darkness color

Personality

Plai Chok Pai San is a good-natured and playful male elephant. Chokpaisan likes to play with elephants named Namwan and Jackie. These two elephants are older than Chokpaisan. Chokpaisan likes fruit very much such as watermelon and banana. He loves to go swimming with his family and friends very much.

Story

Chokpaisan was born on August 10, 2019. He has a mother named Mae Wan Dee. Chok Chokpaisan was very lucky not to be trained for an elephant show. After the outbreak of COVID-19, there has been a change from riding an elephant to a conservation elephant. We took care of these two mother and baby elephants. After dividing the elephant. Chokpaisan has separated from his mother and now he lives in a new place with new friends.

Kham Tui

Female

Gender

30 Years

Age

1993

Date of Birth

Appearance

Cut Tail , Leg Broken on the left side

Personality

She’s an elephant with a cheerful personality and good memory. She has a playful tendency and asks for food when she encounters people. She’s an elephant that really enjoys playing in the water in the river a lot. She loves to soak and spend a long time in the water.

Story

Mae Kham Tui is an elephant that comes from Tha Song Yang District. Before becoming a riding elephant, she was heavily worked, which led to an abnormality in her left hind leg. However, it doesn’t affect her life. She has children named Apple and Thung Nhgen. Her children are in an era where they are being trained for various shows. But now there are no more shows. Currently, she has been freed from forced labour and can live her life freely. Mae Kham Tui can now enjoy her life with freedom.

Mo Po

Female

Gender

29 Years

Age

1994

Date of Birth

Appearance

The trunk is almost broken. Its body size is smaller than other elephants in the camp.  Broken right ear Pregnant

Personality

She is a good-natured elephant, kind to people around, shy, has a cute personality, and likes baby elephants. She likes to play in the mud a lot when it rains and has so much fun playing in the river.

Story

She is an elephant from Tha Song Yang District which has had a deformed trunk since being taken from Tha Song Yang District (I don’t know why) but it doesn’t cause much of a problem in her life. And she used to work as a riding elephant. She used to have a child named Dua. Her child was taken to be trained. Her child performed the show when he was 4 years old. Mea Mo Po is now happy here because she can live freely and not be forced to ride.

Mo Po Na

Female

Gender

31 Years

Age

1992

Date of Birth

Appearance

Perfect body

Personality

She is a good-natured, calm elephant, able to get along with other elephants.

Story

She was born in 1992. She was bought from Tak Province and used to be a riding elephant before. She has two baby elephants, which her babies are named. Pa Ka Jue (Jackie) and Plai Tawan. Jackie is Tawan’s elder brother.  Mea Mo Poon Na is now enjoying the nature here.

Mae Kham Pun

Female

Gender

40 Years

Age

1983

Date of Birth

Appearance

Long nose, long tail, no baby

Personality

Mae Kham Pan is an elephant of large stature. She gets along well with the people around her and doesn’t mess up or play with other elephants. But she’s kind, likes to stand still, eats alone. She has a wide face and ears. She is a beautiful elephant. She is happy every day with nature.

Story

Mae Kham Pan is an elephant from Tak Province. She used to be a riding elephant before. She used to work for more than 10 years. Now, she is no longer working. We have taken care of her and she is happy to live freely here.

Mae Ga See

Female

Gender

38 Years

Age

1985

Date of Birth

Appearance

ivory on the right is longer than left side , the tallest elephant in camp

Personality

Mae Ga See is an elephant that looks taller than the others and likes to eat fruit very much. She rarely shares fruit with elephants who are not always with her. She likes to play in the mud with her friends. She is happy with the nature here.

Story

Previously she was a riding elephant and was used harshly. During the Covid period, Mae Ga See has greatly slimmed down. She was taken care of after the change from riding to conservation elephants. We have taken care of her food now she looks much better. She can live a fully independent life here.

Mae Ga See

Female

Gender

38 Years

Age

1985

Date of Birth

Appearance

ivory on the right is longer than left side , the tallest elephant in camp

Personality

Mae Ga See is an elephant that looks taller than the others and likes to eat fruit very much. She rarely shares fruit with elephants who are not always with her. She likes to play in the mud with her friends. She is happy with the nature here.

Story

Previously she was a riding elephant and was used harshly. During the Covid period, Mae Ga See has greatly slimmed down. She was taken care of after the change from riding to conservation elephants. We have taken care of her food now she looks much better. She can live a fully independent life here.

Thong Kai

Male

Gender

40 Years

Age

1983

Date of Birth

Appearance

Long Tair  Big head 

Personality

Thongklai is a male elephant with no tusks. Has a rather fierce personality and does not like other people to get close to him. He’s only cute when his caretaker cares for him nearby.

Story

Thong Klai came from Mae Chaem District. He was taken as a riding elephant. The caretaker of Thong Klai is named Asu. After the COVID-19 outbreak, Thong Klai has not been used or ridden. But Thongklai was still chained because he was an adult elephant and was a bit aggressive. But we did take him out to play in the water and walk in the forest. So that he doesn’t cause too much stress.

Pa Ka Jue (Jackie)

Male

Gender

10 Years

Age

2016

Date of Birth

Appearance

Long backache

Personality

Phakajue is nicknamed Jackie, who is a male elephant. Jackie’s personality is a cute and playful elephant. He has a friend who plays regularly named Chokpaisan and Namwan. Jackie likes to eat fruit very much and likes to play in the water with his family and friends.

Story

Phakajue or Jackie has a mother named Mea Mo Poon Na and a younger brother named Tawan. Jackie was taken as a show elephant. When COVID-19 came in, it was changed to elephant conservation and when the elephants were divided. Phakajue or Jackie also separated from his mother and younger brother. And nowadays, Phakajue or Jackie is in a new place with new friends.