Angkor Elephants Company in Cambodia


Angkor Elephants Company


Local name Compagnie des Eléphants d’Angkor
Typecamp
OwnerOlivier Piot
Founded1997
First elephant arrived1997
Last elephant left2020
Closed down2019
Address Phnom Bakheng Hill, Angkor
Place Siem Reap
Province Siem Reap Province
Country Cambodia
Website Website
Directors 1998-2020: Oan Kiry (director)
Oan Kiry
Key People 2019-2020: Dan Koehl (elephant consultant)
Veterinarians
Elephant department
Head keepers
of elephants		 2006-2010: Gavin Bourchier
(elephant head-keeper)
Elephant keepers 1998-05-2012?: Boul Chum
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Description

Angkor Elephants Company, located at Phnom Bakheng Hill, Angkor, in Siem Reap, Cambodia , was founded in 1997 and the first elephant arrived in 1997. The last elephant left in 2020. Angkor Elephants Company closed down in 2019.


Comments / picturesAngkor Elephants Company in Cambodia Cambodia

Probably the very last picture of the last four riding elephants in Bayon, Siem Reap, before they were moved to Kulen Forest, northeast of Siem Reap, in Cambodia. From left: Iplock, Chi Youl, Gom Phoy, and Itok. Photo: Dan Koehl, December 17, 2019.

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Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2023). Angkor Elephants Company, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=1901. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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2019-06-08Elephant rides to stop at cambodia’s biggest attraction - Elephant News
2021-03-18Accommodating elephants and tourists in siem reap - Elephant News


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