Elephant locations in Laos

21 locations has kept elephants in Laos

There is presently 535 (17,511) living elephants in locations in Laos in this database

Laos
Region: Laos is in this database included in asia
Wild elephants: Laos has about 700 (min. 600, max. 800) wild elephants. Source:Khounboline K (2011)
Location holdings: 21 locations has kept 547 elephants in Laos

(Database tables with collection of elephants further down on the page)
Elephants in locations535 (17,511) living 12 (3,5) dead
Known as the Land of a Million Elephants, herds suffer hunting and habitat loss from logging, agriculture and hydroelectric projects. Lack of funds hampers conservation.

1989: Laos banned the hunting and killing of endangered species including elephants.
2004: Laos joined the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
2010: It was estimated (government estimates 2010) 600 wild and only 480 domesticated elephants left in the country. (earlier 780-1200 (Sukumar), earlier 200-500 (Santiapillai, IUCN1996))

Captive population


Captive elephants are viewed as livestock and are managed by the national Department of Livestock and Fisheries


Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan, Facts about elephants in Laos. Elephant Encyclopedia, (2025) available online retrieved 2025-03-31 at https://www.elephant.se/country.php?name=Laos.
(archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources, among others

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

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