Maetaeng Elephant Park in Thailand


Maetaeng Elephant Park
Local name Pang Chang Mae Taeng
Typecamp
Owner -: Phongsri Chailert
1996-: Wassana Chailert Thongsook
1996-: Sanguan Chailert
1996-: Paruay Chailert
1996-: Phetrin Chailert-Sayles
1996-: Boontha Chailert
1996-2003: Saengduean Lek Chailert
Founded1994
Address 99 Moo 2, T. Kuet Chang
Zip-code 50150
Place Chiang Mai
District Mae Taeng District
Province Chiang Mai Province
Country Thailand
Website Website
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Directors: Dhanapume Asoke-trakul (director)
Key People
Veterinarians 2017: Pakkanut Bansiddhi (veterinarian)
Elephant department
Head keepers
of elephants
Elephant keepers -: Bank (mahout)
Record history
History of updates2025-01-28: 2025-03-14:
Latest document update2025-03-14 07:19:04
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Description

Maetaeng Elephant Park, located at 99 Moo 2, T. Kuet Chang, in Chiang Mai, Thailand , was founded in 1994.

Living elephants

At the Maetaeng Elephant Park lives 55 elephants with records in this database: (detail list)
  1. ♀ Baanchuen
  2. ♀ Baanyen
  3. ♂ Boon Baramee born 2025-03-23
  4. ♀ Mae Boon Maa
  5. ♀ Mae Boon Roy born 1970
  6. ♀ Boonma
  7. ♀ Mae Boonmee born 1975
  8. ♀ Boonsri born 2018-07-07
  9. ♀ Bu-nga
  10. ♂ Buathong
  11. ⚪ Bumbim
  12. ♀ Mae Chan
  13. ♀ Dome
  14. ⚪ Hong
  15. ⚪ Hong II
  16. ♀ Mae Jaan
  17. ♀ Kamdee
  18. ♀ Pang Kamlai-ngern
  19. ♀ Kamnoi
  20. ♂ Kanoon
  21. ♀ Kuson
  22. ♂ Lankham born 2011
  23. ♀ Mae Luang born 1972
  24. ♀ Maekham
  25. ♂ Mare
  26. ♀ Maruay
  27. ♀ Mom-nha
  28. ♂ Mongkol
  29. ♀ Nam Muei born 1988
  30. ♂ Nam Tang born 2013-10-11
  31. ♂ Nam Tang born 2009-10-07
  32. ♀ Namai
  33. ♀ Namchok
  34. ♀ Mae Noi born 1980
  35. ♀ Pang Noilampang
  36. ♀ Nong Mai born 1995
  37. ♂ Nonglek
  38. ♀ Pata
  39. ♂ Permsup
  40. ♀ Mae Ploy
  41. ♀ Poonsub
  42. ♂ Pu Luang born 1985
  43. ♂ Pu Noi
  44. ♀ Siriporn born 1970
  45. ♂ Plai Somboon
  46. ♀ Somjai
  47. ♀ Somwang
  48. ♂ Sornram
  49. ♀ Suda born 2003
  50. ♀ Surec
  51. ♀ Tangmo
  52. ♀ Tantawan
  53. ♂ Tanwa born 2013-12-17
  54. ♀ Thongkoon
  55. ♀ Wandee

Comments / picturesMaetaeng Elephant Park & Clinic is run by members of the Chailert family and was established in 1994 with just 15 elephants, by owner and founder Khun Sanguan Chailert, together with his children Wassana, Sangduen, Paruay, Phetrin and Boontha Chailert. The land and 4-4 elephants was sold 1994 by Mr Paitoon from Bangkok.

Maetaeng Elephant Park in Thailand ThailandElephant Consultant Dan Koehl and Sanguan Chailert, MEP, 2025.

Maetaeng Elephant Park in Thailand ThailandPhetrin, Paruay, Dan Koehl, and Wassana Chailert.

Second oldest child Sangduen Chailert has since gone her own way, and the youngest, Ben, is not as involved in the running of the camp.

Over the years family members Paruay married to American interior/exterior designer Ken McGregor, Phetrin married to American Greg Sayles, who is in the construction business, and Wassana Chailert Thongsook have been involved in the camp. The mentioned Americans have also played a large role in trying to improve the park.

In 2006 Maetaeng Elephant Park started a fledgling clinic, initially it was for the pregnant elephants so they could have a protected area within the park where they could be monitored, but very soon after it was equipped to take care of minor medical issues too. The veterinary team from Lampang Elephant Hospital works closely with MaeTaeng Elephant Parks veterinary team as well as veterinary students from the university’s.



2022-03-15: The owner of Mae Taeng Elephant Camp in Chiang Mai made the announcement on Sunday, which was National Elephant Day. Wassana Thongsook, who has been running the camp for 28 years, told Thai media that she has over 40 elephants and needs to spend over 2 million baht per month to Care for elephants and pay the staff. She says she’s spent all of her savings and hasn’t had support from the state during the pandemic.

References for records about Maetaeng Elephant Park

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2025). Maetaeng Elephant Park, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=958. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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