Nam Chok – นำโชค
Arrival date: September 2023
Arrival age: 50+
Rescue location: Pattaya
History: Nam Chok is suspected to have been caught from the wild, and has been in captivity for decades ever since. She worked at a trekking camp in Pattaya for 6 years before her rescue. She spent her days chained to a concrete platform waiting to give rides to tourists. Her owner contacted us because she became very slow and could no longer keep up with the other elephants. Her front legs are very stiff from years of carrying people and a heavy chair on her back.
Characteristics: Nam Chok is a small, slim elephant with an easygoing nature. She is partially blind is one eye and is easy to recognise by her left eye, which bulges out due to an old bull hook injury. She has also lost almost all the teeth.
Nam Chok enjoys spending time in the water and stripping trees of their leaves, even if she doesn’t intend to eat them.
Nam Chok’s Rescue
Nam Chok
October 2017
Eye to Eye – Chok Dee
"The eyes are the mirror of the soul and reflect everything that seems to be hidden; and like a mirror, they also reflect the person looking into them.” In yours, Chok Dee, we can feel [...]
The Project 4 Old Ladies Crew
Take a look at these special old girls out and about on WFFT's Project 4, our biggest project yet. We were treated to a lovely morning scene as the ladies set out for a day [...]
Some Exciting Enrichments for the WFFT Elephants!!
Lately, the WFFT Elephant Refuge Volunteers and Staff have been pretty busy bringing some new fun to our pachyderm residents. All around the refuge new enrichments have popped up in elephant enclosures. It's hard hot [...]
A big Happy Hello from 3 of our Ele Residents
A big Happy Hello from 3 of our ele residents at the WFFT Elephant Refuge - Thailand - Duen Phen, Nam Fon and See Puak.
September 2017
Sydney Fundraiser Announcement
It's that time of the year again - our annual Elephant Fundraiser in Sydney will take place next month. Take a look here and see how you can help us help more elephants.
Here is the Elefly!
Here is the Elefly! A new species of elephant butterfly all wings spread out. (And if any of you are confused about this new species, it is in fact just Pun flapping her [...]
August 2017
Update: Alicia and Malai Ngun
Over the past few weeks, we have been slowly introducing recently rescued elephant Alicia to another rescued ele, Malai Ngun. They have exploring and having lots of fun in the new Project 4 area here [...]
Rest in Peace Rung Thip
Yesterday we said goodbye to Rung Thip. The 57-year-old lady passed away peacefully during the night on Wednesday the 16th of August 2017. She left us unexpectedly after being a little under the weather over [...]
Today we Celebrate #WorldElephantDay
Today we Celebrate #WorldElephantDay: a day dedicated to the preservation and protection of elephants around the world! There are 2 families of elephants: African (African bush elephant and African forest elephant) and Asian (Bornean elephant, [...]
June 2017
Alicia Celebrations
Joan Pearson and a team of long-term supporters who helped us rescue Alicia the elephant visited her for the first time last week. To celebrate this, we prepared special treats for Alicia and her new [...]
May 2017
Chubby Chok Dee WFFT’s newest elephant enclosure
Chubby Chok Dee exploring WFFT's newest elephant enclosure which once completed will be and better than any we have created before. We have secured the land but will need some time and funds to finish [...]
Elephant Alicia — Dust bathing Time
Alicia is loving being able to walk around chain free, having a dust bath as and when she pleases. No more tourists on the old girls back, ever!!!
Update – Alicia meets….
The newest member of the WFFT Herd, Alicia, is settling well. She has began to form friendships with Jele and Wassana. She now has the freedom of walking around day and night chain free, and [...]
April 2017
Update Alicia
Alicia the newest member of the WFFT Herd is adjusting well to her new life at the WFFT Elephant Refuge - Thailand. Take a look at these pictures from her first few days enjoying her [...]
It’s all About Alicia…. As she regains her Freedom
We have secured the freedom of one very special old lady. Yesterday a team of WFFT staff and volunteers headed out on a long journey 100’s of kilometers away from the WFFT Elephant Refuge to [...]
Celebrating Six Years for See Puak!!!
The glorious rescued elephant See Puak has been with us for 6 years. Check these photos of her yesterday, loving her retirement. See her full profile here http://bit.ly/2p86Asq Help us rescue more like See Puak [...]
Elephant Enviro Enrichment Project – Jele
Over the last few weeks the WFFT Elephant Refuge Team of staff and volunteer have been creating some new exciting environmental enrichments for our rescued elephants including various new feeding areas to keep our old [...]
Pai Lin – 10 Years at WFFT!!!
2017 marks Pai Lin’s 10th year since she was freed from her abusive past. Pai Lin is oldest elephant at WFFT’s Elephant Refuge and has been with longer than any other elephant. Pai Lin begged [...]
March 2017
The Perfectly Precious Pai Lin
Pai Lin has recently started to again enjoy a swim in the big lake at the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Centre. Take a look at these pictures from this afternoons swim. Being the oldest elephant at [...]
Dao Rueng and Boon Chuey
Take a look at the delightful Dao Rueng and boisterous Boon Chuey enjoying a dusty dust bath yesterday. See their stories here - Dao Rueng - www.thaielephantrefuge.org/WFFT-Elephants/daorueng/ Boon Chuey - www.thaielephantrefuge.org/WFFT-Elephants/boonchuey/
February 2017
Enrichment time for the ele’s
Here are some images from our latest ele tyre toy enrichments. Hours of fun was had when the new toy was given to Pin's herd, squeaks, rumbles, kicks and lots of trumpets galore. [...]
A Helping Hand (Trunk) for little Pin
As Pin explores her new enclosure she is under the close watch of her doting aunties, La ong Dao and Keaw Petch, and mother Pun. The new lake within the enclosure is considerably larger than [...]
WFFT’s Newest Elephant Enclosure
The latest new enclosure for elephants has just been completed at the WFFT Elephant Refuge - Thailand. We have created a new large area for Pin’s herd, tripling the size of their current habitat. Pin [...]
January 2017
WFFT Elephant Herd DNA Analysis
This week a team of veterinarians from The Department of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) and The Department of Livestock Development (DLD) visited the WFFT Elephant Refuge - Thailand to take blood samples [...]
We say farewell to the beloved Nam Phon
Last night our dear old girl Nam Phon passed away at the ripe old age of 65. Born in the wild in the early 1960’s when the world looked very different to elephants, still having [...]
