Living
Sidor Bun
Male
Chiang Mai Province unspecified camp
Thailand
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Thailand
4,000 years of chang — camps, culture, and conservation
Thailand holds the largest captive elephant population in Asia and one of the world's deepest mahout traditions. From royal white elephants in Lampang to community coexistence programs in Kui Buri, Thai elephants sit at the intersection of culture, tourism, and wild-range protection.
SubspeciesIndian elephant (E. m. indicus)TrendStableWild~3,500
Asian range
~3,500
Wild population
Estimated in range
2,325
Database records
From elephant.se
2,258
Living
1,864 named
220
Camps
Distinct facilities
6Sanctuaries
1Hotspots
210HEC / year
Database
Featured records
Recently updated named elephants in Thailand.
Living
Mai
Female
Chiang Mai Province unspecified camp
Thailand
Living
Bormaepho
Male
Chiang Mai Province unspecified camp
Thailand
Living
Skaduen
Female
Chonburi province
Thailand
Living
Paeuk
Male · 5 yrs
Chaiyaphum province
Thailand
Living
Mae Dee
Female
Mae Wang Elephant Camp
Thailand
Living
Ali
Female · 3 yrs
Mae Wang District
Thailand
Sire Pang Bunchan · Dam Pang Bunchan
Living
Pang Bunchan
Female
Mae Wang District
Thailand
Facilities
Camps & facilities
Top elephant.se locations by record count — many linked to our curated sanctuary directory.
Ayutthaya Royal Elephant Kraal
Thailand
131 named·130 living·camp
Elephant Nature Park
CuratedThailand
130 named·117 living·camp
Surin elephant kingdom
Thailand
123 named·125 living·camp
Thai Elephant Conservation Center
CuratedThailand
78 named·110 living·camp
Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens
Thailand
67 named·94 living·camp
Thailand unspecified location
Thailand
85 named·87 living·camp
Curated
Sanctuary directory
Hand-verified listings tagged by experience type and welfare criteria.
On the ground
Coexistence in action
Field programs reducing human-elephant conflict, mapped on our range map.
Bio-fencing
2016Chili Fence Initiative
Rope fences soaked in chili-garlic paste create a sensory barrier elephants avoid. Local women's cooperatives maintain the fences and produce the paste.
Impact
78% fewer elephant incursions in Kui Buri corridor
Connectivity
Migration corridors
Where habitat must be linked to maintain genetic flow and wild range.
Kui Buri Forest Corridor
highConnects Kui Buri National Park to Kaeng Krachan. Elephants need this route for seasonal water access; pineapple plantations block both flanks.
1,400 ha secured40%
Cardamom Mountain Corridor
highCross-border forest through the Cardamom Mountains. One of the last routes connecting Cambodia's shrinking elephant population with Thailand's western forests.
4,500 ha secured30%
Resources
Field notes & stories
Editorial coverage relevant to Thailand.
Data source
Individual elephant records are synced from elephant.se by Dan A. J. Koehl, used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. We reformatted the data for search and filtering; the original records remain authoritative.
Records synced weekly into MySQL on mahoot.xyz.