Dok Geaw
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Tusker Shelter in Thailand

Biography
♀ Dok Geaw

Identification


Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ maybe about 10 years old (estimated age)
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 2015? captive-born
Birth place:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Tusker Shelter, in Thailand

Date of arrival

2024-10-21Tusker Shelter
from Elephant Nature Park (ENP)

2017-05-25Elephant Nature Park (ENP)
from Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC)

Record history
History of updates2024-12-11: New location record

Latest document update2024-11-03 14:46:06
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Biography


Dok Geaw is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Tusker Shelter, in Thailand.

Dok Geaw arrived in 2024-10-21 to the Tusker Shelter, relocated from the Elephant Nature Park (ENP), in Thailand.


Social

Dok Geaw lives together with 4 other elephants at the Tusker Shelter:

detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants
  1. Bua Thong
  2. Nok Kaew
  3. Pạng Nam Petch (พังน้ำเพชร)
  4. Ton Khao


Origin

Dok Geaw was born captive-born 2015?.


Comments / pictures

Mother of Dok Geao was a logging elephant, at his birth the mother had complications and a prolapsed Uterus. Obviously, she was still used for work after she gave birth to her baby. Unfortunately, when they finally brought the mother to Thai Elephant Conservation Center’s Elephant Hospital in Lampang, the infection had progressed to a point where she could not recover despite efforts to save her

2024
On the morning of October 9, Saengduean Chailert posted a message announcing to Ms. Kanchana Silpa-archa, advisor to the Thai environment ministry, to come and take the two male elephants, Khun Dech and Dok Kaeo, that were previously left at her Elephant Nature Park to live elsewhere, which she thought was ” appropriate.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Dok Geaw, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Tusker Shelter in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 20 January 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=11024. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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