Elephant locations in Cambodia

65 locations has kept elephants in Cambodia

There is presently 67 (17,48) living elephants in locations in Cambodia in this database

Cambodia

Region:	Cambodia is in this database included in asia
Wild elephants:	Cambodia has about 425 (min. 250, max. 600) wild elephants. Source:Maltby & Bourchier (2011)
Location holdings:	65 locations has kept 145 elephants in Cambodia (Database tables with collection of elephants further down on the page)
Elephants in locations	67 (17,48) living 78 (20,41) dead

Map above: Elephant distribution (yellow) in Cambodia. Source: Fauna and Flora International, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Wild population

1995: 2 000 (Kemf and Jackson, 1995)

1999: 500-1000 (Osborn and Vinton, 1999)

2006: surveys that collected DNA from elephant dung in Seima Protection Forest revealed a population of approximately 116 animals within the protected area — but not a single elephant was seen during the study.

2011: The present numbers of wild elephants has been correlated to DNA studies of feaces, a project supported by Fauna and Flora International, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

2021: It is estimated that about 300 elephants live in the protected areas of Mondulkiri province, and some of these are trans-boundary, moving hence and forth between Mondulkiri and Yok Don, in Dak Lak, Vietnam. Theres elephants in two locations in Ratanakiri province, some 30 elephants in Ou Ya Dav National Park, and some more in Stoeng ta pok close to Ta Veng. Close to D’dar Poom Chop in Virachey National Park, a small group of elephants were reported by Gregory Edward McCann, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, in 2016, who seems to be a a trans-boundary herd, migrating hence and forth to Laos.

Captive population

Traditionally, the Bunong people of northern Cambodia capured, tamed and trained elephants, who was then keptas beats of burden, or sold to tribes like the Brau people.

During the Pol Pot regime, a lot of elephants were confiscated by the Khmer Roughe but some of the tame elephants reverted to a wild state. Very few wild elephants were captured during the period 1980 to 2000, according to local people in Mondulkiri.

2011: 121 captive elephants (Jack Highwood, 2011)

2022: Less than 75 captive elephants living.

Mondulkiri and Ratanakiri

In l999, Mondulkiri provincial DFW officials recorded 93 elephants, but by 2000 the number had declined to 83 elephants. These ten elephants lost between 1999 and 2000 were in fact sent to Siem Reap. According to the last double check conducted by Mondulkiri DFW in June to July 2001, 91 domesticated elephants were recorded. Others were possibly sold to Thailand and Viet Nam between l999 and 2000. During this period, six calf elephants were captured, ranging in age from 6 months to five years old, according to provincial DFW sources.(FAO) At Katieng water fall, outside Banlung in Ratanakiri, 4 elephants remain, one was captive born 26th of December 2021, the first captive birth of an elephant, since over 30 years, which gives hope for future breeding.

A second baby born in Mondulkiri on January 2022, died in 2024 due to Herpes virus.

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan, Facts about elephants in Cambodia. Elephant Encyclopedia, (2024) available online retrieved 2024-11-22 at https://www.elephant.se/country.php?name=Cambodia.
(archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources, among others

Current status of elephants in Cambodia, by Maltby & Bourchier (2011), http://www.asesg.org/gajah35.htm">Gajah nr 35, 2012. (Journal of the IUCN/SSC Asian Elephant Specialist Group)

http://www.fao.org/docrep/005/ad031e/ad031e0c.htm#TopOfPage

The last elephants of Cambodia’s Virachey National Park, by Gregory McCann., https://news.mongabay.com/2017/03/the-last-elephants-of-cambodias-virachey-national-park/

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/322365331_Short_Communication_Recent_records_of_Asian_elephant_Elephas_maximus_in_Virachey_National_Park_northeastern_Cambodia

https://www.academia.edu/50915696/Elephants_in_Khemer_Culture

https://www.khmertimeskh.com/34841/the-lost-art-of-lassoing-elephants/

Internal relevant links

The elephant database startpage. Statistics
News about elephants in Cambodia (From the sister site Elephant News)

2011-12-28 Elephants in cambodia - Elephant News

Name	Elephant collection				Place
Airavata Elephant Foundation (camp) Kept totally 5 elephants	, 4 present (2,2)	1 births	0 relocated	1 deaths	Labang II commune (map)Lumphat District Ratanakiri Province northeast Cambodia
Angkor Elephants Company (camp) Kept totally 33 elephants	, 1 present (0,1)	1 births	17 relocated	15 deaths	Siem Reap (map) Siem Reap Province
Angkor Villa Hotel (private) Kept totally 0 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	0 deaths	Siem Reap
Angkor Wat (camp) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	1 deaths	Siem Reap (map) Siem Reap Province
Battambong province unspecified (private) Kept totally 3 elephants	, 3 present (1,2)	0 births	0 relocated	0 deaths	(map) Battambong province
Boransotha elephant community (camp) Kept totally 3 elephants	, 2 present (0,2)	0 births	0 relocated	1 deaths	Sen Moronom (map) Mondulkiri province northeast Cambodia
Bou Sra village (village) Kept totally 5 elephants	, 1 present (1,0)	0 births	2 relocated	2 deaths	Sen Monorom (map)Pich Chenda district Mondulkiri province northeast Cambodia
Cambodia Elephant Sanctuary (sanctuary) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 1 present (0,1)	0 births	0 relocated	0 deaths	Banteay Srei Siem Reap province
Cambodia unspecified location (wild) Kept totally 6 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	10 births	6 relocated	0 deaths	(map)
Cambodian Cultural Village elephant camp (camp) Kept totally 3 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	3 relocated	0 deaths	Siem Reap Siem Reap Province
Choeung Tieng (private) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	1 deaths	Sen Monorom (map) Mondulkiri province northeast Cambodia
Chreum Chrun (private) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	1 deaths	Krang Tes (map)Pech Chreada district Mondulkiri province northeast Cambodia
Dak Dam village (village) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	1 relocated	0 deaths	Dak DamOu Reang District Mondulkiri Province eastern Cambodia
Elephant Sanctuary Cambodia (sanctuary) Kept totally 6 elephants	, 4 present (1,3)	0 births	0 relocated	2 deaths	(map) Siem Reap Province
Elephant Valley Project Cambodia (sanctuary) Kept totally 24 elephants	, 7 present (1,6)	1 births	9 relocated	8 deaths	Sen Monorom Mondulkiri province
John S. McCain Jr. (private) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	1 relocated	0 deaths	Phnom Penh Kandal Province
Ka Tieng Waterfall elephant village (village) Kept totally 6 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	1 births	5 relocated	1 deaths	Labang II commune (map)Lumphat District Ratanakiri Province northeast Cambodia
Kachang village (village) Kept totally 4 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	1 births	4 relocated	0 deaths	Labang II Commune (map)Lumphat District Ratanakiri Province northeast Cambodia
Kah Vuh village (village) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 1 present (1,0)	0 births	0 relocated	0 deaths	(map)Lumphat District Ratanakiri Province northeast Cambodia
Kampong Speu Province unspecified location (private) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 1 present (0,1)	0 births	0 relocated	0 deaths	Kampong Speu Kampong Speu province
Kampot Teuk Chhou zoo (zoo) Kept totally 2 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	2 relocated	0 deaths	Kampot (map) Kampot province
Kaplaeng village (village) Kept totally 7 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	3 births	4 relocated	3 deaths	Labang I communeLumphat District Ratanakiri Province northeast Cambodia
Kbal Spean elephant sanctuary (sanctuary) Kept totally 0 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	0 deaths	Siem Reap district Siem Reap province
Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary (wild) Kept totally 5 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	6 births	1 relocated	4 deaths	Senmonorom Mondulkiri and Kratié provinces
Khmer Rouge cadres labour camp (camp) Kept totally 2 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	2 relocated	0 deaths	Cardamom Mountains
Koh Kong Province (wild) Kept totally 2 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	1 births	2 relocated	0 deaths	Koh Kong Koh Kong province
Kratie forest (private) Kept totally 2 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	2 births	2 relocated	0 deaths	(map) Kratie province
Kratie province unspecified location (private) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 1 present (0,1)	0 births	0 relocated	0 deaths	Kratie Kratie province
Kulen Elephant Forest (sanctuary) Kept totally 14 elephants	, 10 present (1,9)	0 births	0 relocated	4 deaths	Siem Reap (map)Prasat Bakong district Siem Reap Province
Lon Nol (private) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	1 relocated	0 deaths
Lumphat district office (organization) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	1 relocated	0 deaths	(map)
Lumphat unspecified location (private) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	1 relocated	0 deaths	(map)Lumphat District Ratanakiri Province northeast Cambodia
Mekong Island Zoo (zoo) Kept totally 3 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	3 relocated	0 deaths	Phnom Penh Kandal Province
Memang village (village) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	1 relocated	0 deaths	Krong Sen Monorom (map)Senmonorom district Mondulkiri Province eastern Cambodia
Mob Sreng (private) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	1 relocated	0 deaths	Sre Ampoum commune (map)Pech Chreada district Mondulkiri province northeast Cambodia
Moe Chan (private) Kept totally 4 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	4 deaths	Mondulkiri province northeast Cambodia
Mondulkiri Project Elephant Sanctuary (camp) Kept totally 6 elephants	, 4 present (0,4)	0 births	0 relocated	2 deaths	Ou Reang Village (map)Ou Reang District Mondulkiri province northeast Cambodia
Mondulkiri province unspecified location (zoo) Kept totally 33 elephants	, 2 present (1,1)	8 births	25 relocated	6 deaths	(map) Mondulkiri province northeast Cambodia
Mr Khan (private) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	1 deaths	Kampot Kampot province
Ou Reang village (village) Kept totally 4 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	4 relocated	0 deaths	(map)Ou Reang District Mondulkiri Province eastern Cambodia
Ou Reang Village (village) Kept totally 0 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	0 deaths	(map)Ou Reang District Mondulkiri Province
Pan Oach (private) Kept totally 3 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	3 deaths	Seda. LumphatLumphat District Ratanakiri Province northeast Cambodia
Phnom Penh royal palace (private) Kept totally 3 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	2 relocated	1 deaths	Phnom Penh (map) Kandal Province
Phnom Penh Safari World (zoo) Kept totally 5 elephants	, 5 present (2,1)	0 births	0 relocated	0 deaths	Phnom Penh (map) Kandal Province
Phnom Prich Wildlife Sanctuary (wild) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	1 births	1 relocated	0 deaths	Kratie (map) Mondulkiri province northeast Cambodia
Phnom Tamao Zoo and Wildlife Rescue Center (PTWRC) (zoo) Kept totally 13 elephants	, 8 present (3,5)	0 births	1 relocated	4 deaths	Phnom Tamao (map) Takeo province
Poulong elephant village (village) Kept totally 7 elephants	, 5 present (1,4)	0 births	2 relocated	0 deaths	Sen Moronom Mondulkiri province northeast Cambodia
Preah Monivong National Park (Phnom Bokor National Park) (wild) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	1 relocated	0 deaths	Kampot Kampot province
Prey Long forest (wild) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	1 deaths	Kratie province
Prom Song (private) Kept totally 7 elephants	, 1 present (0,1)	0 births	2 relocated	4 deaths	Kampung Speau province
Putang village elephant camp (village) Kept totally 9 elephants	, 3 present (1,2)	0 births	2 relocated	4 deaths	Putang (map) Mondulkiri province northeast Cambodia
Putrom Village (village) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	1 relocated	0 deaths	Sen Monorom Mondulkiri
Ratanakiri Province unspecified (private) Kept totally 2 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	1 births	2 relocated	0 deaths	(map) Ratanakiri Province northeast Cambodia
Rumpe Lech village (village) Kept totally 0 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	0 deaths	Labang I commune (map)Lumphat District Ratanakiri Province northeast Cambodia
Samot Kraom village (village) Kept totally 5 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	2 births	2 relocated	3 deaths	Seda. Lumphat (map) Ratanakiri Province northeast Cambodia
School for Field Studies, Center for Mekong Studies (educational institution) Kept totally 0 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	0 deaths	Siem Reap (map) Siem Reap province
Se Phoeun (private) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	1 relocated	0 deaths	Mon village Kampong Speu province
Sen Moronom waterfall elephant camp (camp) Kept totally 2 elephants	, 1 present (0,1)	0 births	1 relocated	0 deaths	Sen Moronom Mondulkiri province northeast Cambodia
Sin Sorn (private) Kept totally 8 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	8 relocated	0 deaths	Phnom Penh (map) Kandal Province
Sok San village (village) Kept totally 2 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	2 relocated	0 deaths	Sok San commune (map)Koh Nhek district Mondulkiri Province
Stung Treng province unspecified location (unknown) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	1 relocated	0 deaths	Stung Treng (map)Stung Treng district Krong Stung Treng Northern Cambodia
The Beige Hotel (private) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 1 present (1,0)	0 births	0 relocated	0 deaths	Siem Reap (map)
Thmay village (village) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 1 present (0,1)	0 births	0 relocated	0 deaths	Seda commune (map)Lumphat District Ratanakiri Province northeast Cambodia
Wat Phnom (temple) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	1 relocated	0 deaths	Phnom Penh (map) Kandal Province
Wildaid Cambodia (Military camp) (camp) Kept totally 3 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	2 relocated	1 deaths	Phnom Penh Kandal Province

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