Kulen Elephant Forest in Cambodia

Kulen Elephant Forest
Sanctuary owner David Piot and french photographer Philippe Alexandre Chevallier with the Kulen elephants browsing in the the Kulen forest
Type	sanctuary
Owner	Olivier Piot David Piot
Size	1100 acres
Founded	2017
First elephant arrived	2019
Opened for public	2019
Address	Bos Thom Community Forest
Place	Siem Reap
Province	Siem Reap Province
Country	Cambodia
Website	https://kulenforest.asia/
Facebook	https://www.facebook.com/KulenEles/
Telephone	+85586444602

Directors	Oan Kiry (Pou Ry)

Veterinarians	Dr. Ronnachit Rungsri, Thailand

Head keepers of elephants	Leanne Wallace, Sanctuary Manager
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Description

Kulen Elephant Forest, located at Bos Thom Community Forest, in Siem Reap, Cambodia, was founded in 2017, opened for public in 2019 and the first elephant arrived in 2019.

Living elephants

At Kulen Elephant Forest lives 13 elephants with records in this database: (detail list)

♀ Chi Chlorb
♀ Chi Min
♀ Chi Ole
♀ Chi Tan
♀ Chi Tem
♀ Chi Tone born 1966
♀ Chi Youl
♀ Gom Phoy born 1961
♀ I Plock
♀ I Tok
♂ Kham Sung born 1985
♀ Savath
♂ Tong Kham born 1963

Comments / pictures

The sanctuary was setup in 2019 foothills of Kulen Mountain, in the Bos Thom Community Forest, to receive the elephants from Angkor, after it was decided to stop with riding operations at the Ankor Wat and nearby temples.