Elephant locations in Cambodia

59 locations has kept elephants in Cambodia

There is presently 66 (14,50) living elephants in locations in Cambodia in this database

Cambodia

Region:	Cambodia is in this database included in asia
Wild elephants:	Cambodia has about 425 (min. 250, max. 600) wild elephants. Source:Maltby & Bourchier (2011)
Location holdings:	59 locations has kept 135 elephants in Cambodia (Database tables with collection of elephants further down on the page)
Elephants in locations	66 (14,50) living 69 (18,34) dead

Map above: Elephant distribution (yellow) in Cambodia. Source: Fauna and Flora International, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Wild population

2011: The present numbers of wild elephants has been correlated to DNA studies of feaces, a project supported by Fauna and Flora International, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

2006: surveys that collected DNA from elephant dung in Seima Protection Forest revealed a population of approximately 116 animals within the protected area — but not a single elephant was seen during the study.

1999: 500-1000 (Osborn and Vinton, 1999)

1995: 2 000 (Kemf and Jackson, 1995)

2021: It is estimated that about 300 elephants live in the protected areas of Mondulkiri province, and some of these are trans-boundary, moving hence and forth between Mondulkiri and Yok Don, in Dak Lak, Vietnam. Theres elephants in two locations in Ratanakiri province, some 30 elephants in Ou Ya Dav National Park, and some more in Stoeng ta pok close to Ta Veng. Close to D’dar Poom Chop in Virachey National Park, a small group of elephants were reported by Gregory Edward McCann, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, in 2016, who seems to be a a trans-boundary herd, migrating hence and forth to Laos.

Captive population

Traditionally, the Bunong people of northern Cambodia capured, tamed and trained elephants, who was then keptas beats of burden, or sold to tribes like the Brau people.

During the Pol Pot regime, a lot of elephants were confiscated by the Khmer Roughe but some of the tame elephants reverted to a wild state. Very few wild elephants were captured during the period 1980 to 2000, according to local people in Mondulkiri.

2011: 121 captive elephants (Jack Highwood, 2011)

Mondulkiri and Ratanakiri

In l999, Mondulkiri provincial DFW officials recorded 93 elephants, but by 2000 the number had declined to 83 elephants. These ten elephants lost between 1999 and 2000 were in fact sent to Siem Reap. According to the last double check conducted by Mondulkiri DFW in June to July 2001, 91 domesticated elephants were recorded. Others were possibly sold to Thailand and Viet Nam between l999 and 2000. During this period, six calf elephants were captured, ranging in age from 6 months to five years old, according to provincial DFW sources.(FAO) At Katieng water fall, outside Banlung in Ratanakiri, 4 elephants remain, one was captive born 26th of December 2021, the first captive birth of an elephant, since over 30 years, which gives hope for future breeding.

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan, Facts about elephants in Cambodia. Elephant Encyclopedia, (2023) available online retrieved 2023-12-06 at https://www.elephant.se/country.php?name=Cambodia.
(archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources, among others

Current status of elephants in Cambodia, by Maltby & Bourchier (2011), http://www.asesg.org/gajah35.htm">Gajah nr 35, 2012. (Journal of the IUCN/SSC Asian Elephant Specialist Group)
http://www.fao.org/docrep/005/ad031e/ad031e0c.htm#TopOfPage
The last elephants of Cambodia’s Virachey National Park, by Gregory McCann., https://news.mongabay.com/2017/03/the-last-elephants-of-cambodias-virachey-national-park/
322365331_Short_Communication_Recent_records_of_Asian_elephant_Elephas_maximus_in_Virachey_National_Park_northeastern_Cambodia
https://www.academia.edu/50915696/Elephants_in_Khemer_Culture
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/34841/the-lost-art-of-lassoing-elephants/

Internal relevant links

The elephant database startpage. Statistics
News about elephants in Cambodia (From the sister site Elephant News)

2011-12-28 Elephants in cambodia - Elephant News

Name	Elephant collection				Place
Airavata Elephant Foundation (camp) Kept totally 5 elephants	, 4 present (2,2)	1 births	0 relocated	1 deaths	Labang I commune (map)Lumphat District Ratanakiri Province northeast Cambodia
Angkor Elephants Company (camp) Kept totally 30 elephants	, 1 present (0,1)	1 births	17 relocated	12 deaths	Siem Reap (map) Siem Reap Province
Angkor Villa Hotel (private) Kept totally 0 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	0 deaths	Siem Reap
Angkor Wat (camp) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	1 deaths	Siem Reap (map) Siem Reap Province
Battambong province unspecified (private) Kept totally 3 elephants	, 3 present (1,2)	0 births	0 relocated	0 deaths	(map) Battambong province
Boransotha elephant community (camp) Kept totally 3 elephants	, 2 present (0,2)	0 births	0 relocated	1 deaths	Sen Moronom (map) Mondulkiri province northeast Cambodia
Bou Sra village (village) Kept totally 5 elephants	, 1 present (1,0)	0 births	2 relocated	2 deaths	Sen Monorom (map)Pich Chenda district Mondulkiri province northeast Cambodia
Cambodia Elephant Sanctuary (sanctuary) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 1 present (0,1)	0 births	0 relocated	0 deaths	Banteay Srei Siem Reap province
Cambodia unspecified location (wild) Kept totally 7 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	11 births	7 relocated	0 deaths	(map)
Cambodian Cultural Village elephant camp (camp) Kept totally 2 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	2 relocated	0 deaths	Siem Reap Siem Reap Province
Choeung Tieng (private) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	1 deaths	Sen Monorom (map) Mondulkiri province northeast Cambodia
Chreum Chrun (private) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	1 deaths	Krang Tes (map)Pech Chreada district Mondulkiri province northeast Cambodia
Elephant Sanctuary Cambodia (sanctuary) Kept totally 5 elephants	, 3 present (1,2)	0 births	0 relocated	2 deaths	(map) Siem Reap Province
Elephant Valley Project Cambodia (sanctuary) Kept totally 24 elephants	, 10 present (1,9)	1 births	9 relocated	5 deaths	Sen Monorom Mondulkiri province
John S. McCain Jr. (private) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	1 relocated	0 deaths	Phnom Penh Kandal Province
Kampong Speu Province unspecified location (private) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 1 present (0,1)	0 births	0 relocated	0 deaths	Kampong Speu Kampong Speu province
Kampot Teuk Chhou zoo (zoo) Kept totally 2 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	2 relocated	0 deaths	Kampot (map) Kampot province
Katieng Waterfall (Phume Kateung) elephant village (village) Kept totally 4 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	1 births	4 relocated	0 deaths	Labang I commune (map)Lumphat District Ratanakiri Province northeast Cambodia
Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary (wild) Kept totally 4 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	5 births	0 relocated	4 deaths	Senmonorom Mondulkiri and Kratié provinces
Kham Pohr (private) Kept totally 4 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	2 births	1 relocated	3 deaths	Seda. Lumphat Ratanakiri Province northeast Cambodia
Khmer Rouge cadres labour camp (camp) Kept totally 2 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	2 relocated	0 deaths	Cardamom Mountains
Koh Kong Province (wild) Kept totally 2 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	1 births	2 relocated	0 deaths	Koh Kong Koh Kong province
Kratie forest (private) Kept totally 2 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	2 births	2 relocated	0 deaths	(map) Kratie province
Kratie province unspecified location (private) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 1 present (0,1)	0 births	0 relocated	0 deaths	Kratie Kratie province
Kulen Elephant Forest (sanctuary) Kept totally 14 elephants	, 10 present (1,9)	0 births	0 relocated	4 deaths	Siem Reap (map)Prasat Bakong district Siem Reap Province
Lon Nol (private) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	1 relocated	0 deaths
Lumphat unspecified location (private) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	1 relocated	0 deaths	(map)Lumphat District Ratanakiri Province northeast Cambodia
Mekong Island Zoo (zoo) Kept totally 3 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	3 relocated	0 deaths	Phnom Penh Kandal Province
Meul Hén (private) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	1 relocated	0 deaths	BanlungLumphat District
Mob Sreng (private) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	1 relocated	0 deaths	Sre Ampoum commune (map)Pech Chreada district Mondulkiri province northeast Cambodia
Moe Chan (private) Kept totally 4 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	4 deaths	Mondulkiri province northeast Cambodia
Mondulkiri Project Elephant Sanctuary (camp) Kept totally 5 elephants	, 4 present (0,4)	0 births	0 relocated	1 deaths	Sen Moronom Mondulkiri province northeast Cambodia
Mondulkiri province unspecified location (zoo) Kept totally 35 elephants	, 1 present (0,1)	10 births	28 relocated	6 deaths	(map) Mondulkiri province northeast Cambodia
Mr Khan (private) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	1 deaths	Kampot Kampot province
Pan Oach (private) Kept totally 3 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	3 deaths	Seda. LumphatLumphat District Ratanakiri Province northeast Cambodia
Phnom Penh royal palace (private) Kept totally 3 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	2 relocated	1 deaths	Phnom Penh (map) Kandal Province
Phnom Penh Safari World (zoo) Kept totally 5 elephants	, 5 present (2,1)	0 births	0 relocated	0 deaths	Phnom Penh (map) Kandal Province
Phnom Prich Wildlife Sanctuary (wild) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	1 births	1 relocated	0 deaths	Kratie (map) Mondulkiri province northeast Cambodia
Phnom Tamao Zoo and Wildlife Rescue Center (PTWRC) (zoo) Kept totally 10 elephants	, 5 present (2,3)	0 births	1 relocated	4 deaths	Phnom Tamao (map) Takeo province
Phum Thmay village (village) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 1 present (0,1)	0 births	0 relocated	0 deaths	Banlung (map) Ratanakiri Province northeast Cambodia
Phume Kaplaeng elephant village (camp) Kept totally 4 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	3 births	2 relocated	2 deaths	Labang I communeLumphat District Ratanakiri Province northeast Cambodia
Poulong elephant village (village) Kept totally 7 elephants	, 5 present (0,5)	0 births	2 relocated	0 deaths	Sen Moronom Mondulkiri province northeast Cambodia
Preah Monivong National Park (Phnom Bokor National Park) (wild) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	1 relocated	0 deaths	Kampot Kampot province
Prey Long forest (wild) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	1 deaths	Kratie province
Prom Song (private) Kept totally 7 elephants	, 1 present (0,1)	0 births	2 relocated	4 deaths	Kampung Speau province
Putang village elephant camp (village) Kept totally 9 elephants	, 3 present (1,2)	0 births	2 relocated	4 deaths	Putang (map) Mondulkiri province northeast Cambodia
Ratanakiri Province unspecified (private) Kept totally 2 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	1 births	2 relocated	0 deaths	(map) Ratanakiri Province northeast Cambodia
Savat Oum (private) Kept totally 2 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	2 relocated	0 deaths	Seda. Lumphat (map)Lumphat District Ratanakiri Province northeast Cambodia
School for Field Studies, Center for Mekong Studies (educational institution) Kept totally 0 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	0 deaths	Siem Reap (map) Siem Reap province
Se Phoeun (private) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	1 relocated	0 deaths	Mon village Kampong Speu province
Sen Moronom waterfall elephant camp (camp) Kept totally 2 elephants	, 1 present (0,1)	0 births	1 relocated	0 deaths	Sen Moronom Mondulkiri province northeast Cambodia
Sin Sorn (private) Kept totally 8 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	8 relocated	0 deaths	Phnom Penh (map) Kandal Province
Sok San elephant camp (camp) Kept totally 2 elephants	, 1 present (0,1)	0 births	1 relocated	0 deaths	Sok San communeKoh Nhek district Mondulkiri Province
Stung Treng province unspecified location (unknown) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	1 relocated	0 deaths	Stung Treng Krong Stung Treng Northern Cambodia
The Beige Hotel (private) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 1 present (1,0)	0 births	0 relocated	0 deaths	Siem Reap (map)
Tol (private) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 1 present (1,0)	0 births	0 relocated	0 deaths	(map)Lumphat District Ratanakiri Province northeast Cambodia
Vey Tey (private) Kept totally 0 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	0 deaths	Seda. Lumphat (map)Lumphat District Ratanakiri Province northeast Cambodia
Wat Phnom (temple) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	1 relocated	0 deaths	Phnom Penh (map) Kandal Province
Wildaid Cambodia (Military camp) (camp) Kept totally 3 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	2 relocated	1 deaths	Phnom Penh Kandal Province

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