Dao Rueng
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
WFFT wildlife rescue center and Elephant refuge in Thailand

Biography

This record may be a duplicate record with Daorueng at Surin elephant kingdom (Ban Ta Klang elephant village)

♀ Dao Rueng
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Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀more than 61 years old (minimum age)
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* <1965 wild
Birth place:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	WFFT wildlife rescue center and Elephant refuge, in Thailand

Date of arrival

2014-07-17	WFFT wildlife rescue center and Elephant refuge from Kanchanaburi unspecified location

Record history
History of updates	2018-05-06: new record

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24

This record may be a duplicate record with Daorueng at Surin elephant kingdom (Ban Ta Klang elephant village)

Biography

Dao Rueng is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the WFFT wildlife rescue center and Elephant refuge, in Thailand.

Dao Rueng arrived in 2014-07-17 to the WFFT wildlife rescue center and Elephant refuge, relocated from the Kanchanaburi unspecified location, in Thailand.

Social

Dao Rueng lives together with 14 other elephants at the WFFT wildlife rescue center and Elephant refuge: (detailed list)

Origin

Dao Rueng was born wild <1965.

Reference list

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Dao Rueng, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at WFFT wildlife rescue center and Elephant refuge in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 7 February 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=11215. (archived at the Wayback machine)