Taman Negara National Park in Malaysia

Taman Negara National Park
Type	wild

Owner
Place	Kuala Tahan
Country	Malaysia
Website	Website

Directors

Key People

Veterinarians

Elephant department

Head keepers of elephants

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Record history
History of updates	2020-10-28

Latest document update	2020-10-30 07:03:11
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Description

Taman Negara National Park, in Kuala Tahan, Malaysia .

Living elephants

At the Taman Negara National Park lives 2 elephants with records in this database: (detail list)

♂ Awang Uban (wild)
♀ Mek Boh born 1984

and possibly other wild elephants which have no record in this database.

Comments / picturesTaman Negara National Park holds the largest population with at least 290-350 elephants as estimated by the DWNP (although a dung-count survey estimated this population as 631, with a 95% CI of 436-915; WCS 2008). This is mainly because Taman Negara is the largest protected area (4343 km2), including vast extensions of lowland primary forest, and has been the main release area for translocated conflict elephants since 1983.

2009: A population of 631 Asian elephants has been documented in Malaysia\'s Taman Negara National Park, reports the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). The population may be the largest in Southeast Asia.

References for records about Taman Negara National Park

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2024). Taman Negara National Park, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=122. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

Taman Negara National Park on elephant-news.com

Taman Negara National Park is mentioned on Elephant News:
Date	Links which opens in new window
2020-10-19	Wild jumbo relocated to taman negara - Elephant News
2012-10-30	Malaysian elephant gets new prosthetic leg - Elephant News
2011-12-23	Captured jumbos sent to taman negara, two more to follow - Elephant News
2009-10-02	Engaging encounter with elephants in kuala gandah - Elephant News
2009-01-15	Dung deal: elephant count surprises in malaysia - Elephant News
2008-06-04	Rampaging elephants moved to taman negara - Elephant News

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Living elephants

Recommended Citation

Sources used for this article is among others:

Taman Negara National Park is mentioned on Elephant News: