Dang Nang Long elephants in Vietnam

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Dang Nang Long
Type	private
District	Lak District
Province	Dak Lak Province
Region	Vietnam Western Higlands
Country	Vietnam
Related persons
Owner	: Dang Nang Long Đặng Vân Long


Key People
Zoological department
Elephant department
Record history
History of updates	2021-09-17

Latest document update	2021-09-17 07:39:13

Description

Dang Nang Long elephants, Vietnam .

Comments / picturesIn the early 20th century, Dang Nang Longs grandfather moved from the central coastal region to the highlands. He tamed dozens of elephants and supplied some for King Bao Dai, the last emperor of Vietnam. Long’s father, Dang Nang Nhay, followed this job, and of Nhay’s 11 children, only Dang Nang Long continues taming elephants.

2011: On July 8, Huy together with Dung and Y Bia H’Wing, who got a jail terms of 15 months and didn’t submit an appeal, pulled out 200 tail hairs from the elephant of Y Per Eung, also in Lak District, and sold them for VND6 million ($291). At the first trial Huy and Noi were also ordered to pay Long VND35 million ($1,700) in compensation.

2012: Dang Van Long, the man who owns four male and five female elephants in Lak district, said that he has been trying every way to help elephants reproduce since 2009, but he has failed.

References for records about Dang Nang Long

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2025). Dang Nang Long, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=2260. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

Database of domestic elephant in Dak Lak, Department of Forest Resource and Environment Management (FREM), Tay Nguyen University, Vietnam. (2009) Web site: http://www.socialforestry.org.vn
http://english.thesaigontimes.vn/Home/lifestyle/spotlights/22442/
http://www.thanhniennews.com/2010/pages/20110512171642.aspx
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/en/environment/19457/scientists-say-elephants-seriously-endangered.html

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