Surin elephant kingdom (Ban Ta Klang elephant village) in Thailand

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Surin elephant kingdom (Ban Ta Klang elephant village)
Type	camp
Founded	2010
Address	Ban Ta Klang
Place	Krapho
District	Tha Tum District
Province	Surin Province
Region	Northeastern Thailand
Country	Thailand
Website	Website
Related persons
Owner


Directors	2010-2017: Wanchai Tunwattana 2017: Passakorn Orasun


Key People
Zoological department
Elephant department
Record history
History of updates	2025-04-17:

Latest document update	2025-04-17 17:47:27
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Description

Surin elephant kingdom (Ban Ta Klang elephant village), located at Ban Ta Klang, in Krapho, Thailand , was founded in 2010.

Living elephants

At the Surin elephant kingdom (Ban Ta Klang elephant village) lives 121 elephants with records in this database: (detail list)

Comments / pictures

From The first report on internal transcribed spacer region-based characterization of Microfilaria in Asian elephants ( Elephas maximus) in Thailand
Location: Elephant Kingdom Project, Zoological Park Organization of Thailand, Tha Tum, Surin, Thailand

Filarial infections can significantly impact the health of both humans and animals. In elephants, filariasis has been associated with cutaneous Dermatitis and skin nodules. However, molecular evidence for such infections is limited in Thailand. This study aimed to identify the morphological and molecular characteristics of Microfilaria in captive Asian elephants in Thailand. Conventional PCR revealed that approximately 17% (22/129) of the sampled elephants were positive for Microfilaria. Microscopy revealed that microfilariae are large, unsheathed, with extended nuclei, a short headspace, and a curved tail tapering at the end. Microfilaria infection was not associated with age; however, microfilariae were more likely to be detected in male elephants due to differences in management systems.
Choenkwan Pabutta, Nuttapon Bangkaew, Pratthana Inthawong, Pannarai Mahadthai, Waleemas Jairak, Nantana Soda, Manakorn Sukmak, Supaphen Sripiboon, The first report on internal transcribed spacer region-based characterization of Microfilaria in Asian elephants ( Elephas maximus) in Thailand

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Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2025). Surin elephant kingdom (Ban Ta Klang elephant village), Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=1985. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

*DVM Wanchai Tunwattana, Project manager, Surin elephant kingdom, Surin, April 2011.
*Choenkwan Pabutta, Nuttapon Bangkaew, Pratthana Inthawong, Pannarai Mahadthai, Waleemas Jairak, Nantana Soda, Manakorn Sukmak, Supaphen Sripiboon, The first report on internal transcribed spacer region-based characterization of microfilaria in Asian elephants ( Elephas maximus) in Thailand https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34566347/

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