Mae Wang Elephant Camp in Thailand

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Mae Wang Elephant Camp
Local name	Pang Chang Mae Wang, ปางช้างแม่วาง
Type	camp
Address	136 Moo.9 Sobwin Village Maewin, Maevang
Zip-code	50360
Place	Mae Wang
Region	Chiang Mai
Country	Thailand
Telephone	+66 81 531 6699
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Owner

Zoological department
Elephant department
Elephant keepers
-2016: Chai

Record history
History of updates	2026-05-15: 2026-05-15:

Latest document update	2026-05-15 11:18:19
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Description

Mae Wang Elephant Camp, camp located at 136 Moo.9 Sobwin Village Maewin, Maevang, in Mae Wang, Thailand .

Living elephants

At the Mae Wang Elephant Camp lives 15 elephants with records in this database: (detail list)

♀ Bee-Bee (Baby BB) born 2003-08-23
♀ Pang Chompoo born 2010-08-25
♂ Plai Jok
♀ Pang Jokia
♀ Mae Dee
♂ Somjai
⚪ unknown
⚪ unknown
⚪ unknown
⚪ unknown
⚪ unknown
⚪ unknown
⚪ unknown
⚪ unknown
♀ Unnamed born 2026-05-14

Casualties

1 casualties

2016-05: mahout Chai fatal attack by Somjai. An elephant in northern Thailand killed its handler before running off into the jungle with three terrified Chinese tourists still on its back, police said. A Chinese family of three – a father, mother and a young child – were taking a ride on the male elephant when it turned suddenly on its new keeper, goring him to death. † Chai Died 2016-05

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Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2026). Mae Wang Elephant Camp, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=1758. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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