Tanh Linh National park in Vietnam

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Tanh Linh National park
Type	wild
Place	Tanh Linh District
Region	Bình Thuận Province
Country	Vietnam
Website	Website
Related persons
Owner

Zoological department
Elephant department
Record history
History of updates	2012-03-28

Latest document update	2020-10-30 07:03:11

Description

Tanh Linh National park, in Tanh Linh District, Vietnam .

Comments / pictures1995-1999: It has been said that in neighboring Dong Nai province, a Group of 60 or so elephants known as the Tanh Linh Herd once regularly moved between the Tan Phu forest, crossing the La Nga (Ivory) River, and Binh Thuan province.

1999: In April 1999, these elephants moved to the area from Tan Phu Forest Enterprise, where they had been living previously. Since 1995, this Group of elephants was responsible for the deaths of at least 15 people in the Tan Phu, Tanh Linh and Bien Lac-Nui Ong areas.

2000: 9 elephants, because of elephant human conflict, the elephants were decided to be translocated to Yok Don National Park.

2001: 8 Captured by expert team from Malaysia, 6 relocated to Yok Don National Park4 adults, and 2 babies which were too small to survive in the forest, why they were trained , and are now in captivity. 2 Adult elephants died due to miscalculation of elephants weight, and the tranqualisation was done with lethal overdose.

References for records about Tanh Linh National park

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2025). Tanh Linh National park, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=2235. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

Vu Duc Gioi, chief of tourist guides, Yok Don National Park
http://www.muinebeach.net/nuiongnaturereserve.htm
http://vietnamhighlandtravel.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=83&Itemid=89&lang=en

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