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Awang Uban (wild)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Taman Negara National Park in Malaysia

Biography
♂ Awang Uban (wild)
Kelantan Perhilitan personnel leading Awang Uban, Rambai and Abot away.
Kelantan Perhilitan personnel leading Awang Uban, Rambai and Abot away.
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Identification


Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Subspecies: Elephas maximus indicus
Sex and age:Male ♂
Management:Wild elephant
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place: in Lata Rek Forest Reserve
Capture: 2020-10-18 Kampung Tok Uban, Lata Rek
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Taman Negara National Park, in Malaysia

Date of arrival

2020-10-17Taman Negara National Park
from Lata Rek Forest Reserve

Record history
History of updates2020-10-28

Latest document update2020-10-28 06:00:28

Biography


Awang Uban (wild) is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Taman Negara National Park, in Malaysia.

Awang Uban (wild) arrived in 2020-10-17 to the Taman Negara National Park, relocated from the Lata Rek Forest Reserve, in Malaysia.


Social

Awang Uban (wild) lives together with 1 other elephants at the Taman Negara National Park: (detailed list)

  1. Mek Boh born 1984
and possibly other wild elephants which have no record in this database


Origin

Awang Uban (wild) was born wild at Lata Rek Forest Reserve, captured 2020-10-18 , captured at Kampung Tok Uban, Lata Rek.


Comments / pictures

2020-10-19: A wild elephant named Awang Uban which encroached into Kampung Tok Uban, Lata Rek, has been relocated by the Kelantan Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan) to Taman Negara.

Kuala Gandah National Elephant Conservation Centre (NECC) operations chief Mohamad Khairul Adha Mat Amin said the wild elephant entered the village from the nearby Lata Rek Forest Reserve in search of food.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Awang Uban (wild), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Taman Negara National Park in Malaysia. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 7 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=8189. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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Categories2020 captures | Elephants from Taman Negara National Park | Malaysia | Asian elephants


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