Ladies enjoying the river at Elephant Nature Park
As they play, ThongAe spots a branch drifting downstream and nudges her ‘sister’ and grannies, Pikun and Khun Yai, out of harms way with a little conversation as they go.
Elephant of the Week 13 November 2023: Grandma Pikun
It’s that time of day, someone forgot to open the gate and Khun Yai & best friend Pikun are eager to get through the gate.
Pikun’s Life Before and After Rescue
Since her arrival at Elephant Nature Park, she has found a best friend in Khun Yai and the two of them are inseparable. We would like to thank Khun Sawanee Osathanklaw and Khun Monreudee Yamapai, the Thai movie star who helped us rescue Pikun.
Pikun’s Blissful Days at Elephant Nature Park
Pikun is living her best life at Elephant Nature Park! She spends her days with her best friend KhunYai, indulging in refreshing mud baths, and meeting up with her young friend Thong Ae to share snacks together!
ENP mahouts dedicate their lives to these majestic beings as they are the most important factor of the elephant’s wellness.
At Elephant Nature Park, mahout is one of the main actors in the development of an elephant. Our elephants have…
Newly Rescued Elephants FahMui and Kanjana getting along well at Elephant Nature Park
Update from Lek on FahMui and Kanjana, the latest Save Elephant Foundation rescued elephants, now living in the sanctuary of Elephant Nature Park. As we believe that elephants belong to the herd, when we have new arrival we slowly introduce them to potential friends. FahMui and Kanjana have their sleeping shelters across the river, they already get along well.
Pikun & Khun Yai start their relationship
Most elephants that Save Elephant Foundation rescue come from work environments and have served humans for many decades. Most of them have been separated from their families or their young, and while they continue under the yoke of their labor, they have no chance to join a herd, or to even have a friend. Elephant rescue revolves around the restoration of what has been stolen from them, to give them back an opportunity to have family again. Pikun was an older elephant that we rescued from a tourist camp close to us. She has been mostly solitary since her short walk to the Park.