Bokva
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Airavata Elephant Foundation in Cambodia

Biography

♂ Bokva
Bokva in November 2019, in front of him his mahout, Mr Boun Rueng, of the Brao tribe. Photo: Dan Koehl

Alternative name:	Ba Kva

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 53 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 1972 captive-born
Birth place:	in Kaplaeng village

Parents:	♂ x ♀ I Tok
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Airavata Elephant Foundation, in Cambodia

Date of arrival

2015-00-00	Airavata Elephant Foundation from Kaplaeng village

Record history
History of updates	2024-01-05

Latest document update	2024-01-01 14:00:22
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Biography

Bokva is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Airavata Elephant Foundation, in Cambodia.

Bokva arrived in 2015-00-00 to the Airavata Elephant Foundation, relocated from the Kaplaeng village, in Cambodia.

Social

Bokva lives together with 3 other elephants at the Airavata Elephant Foundation: (detailed list)

♀ Achariyek Noelle born 2021-12-26
♀ Ikeo born 1983
♂ Khamsen born 1976

Affiliated people

1: Plung Vi (owner from 1972 to 2015) 2: Chenda Clais (owner from 2015 to now) 3: Pierre-Yves Clais (owner from 2015 to now)

1: Pran Plung (mahout to 2015 ) 2: Denn Plung (mahout to 2015 ) 3: Boun Rueng (mahout from 2017 to 2020 ) 4: Kehem Kepal (mahout from 2018 to now ) 5: Dan Koehl (manager from 2019 to now ) 6: Kathouy Than (mahout from 2020 to 2023 ) 7: Sok Hir (mahout from 2023 to now ) 8: Hir Plung (mahout from 2023 to now )

Origin

Bokva was born captive-born 1972 at Kaplaeng village.

Parentage

Parents of Bokva are: ♂ (father) and ♀ I Tok (mother).

Siblings through the mother I Tok:

(F) noname
1980(F) unknown

Pedigree

**Bokvas ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Bokva	Sire (f): Born:	Sire ff: Born:	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born:	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: I Tok Born:	Sire mf: Born:	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born:	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born:	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born:	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

Bokva in Airavata Elephant Foundation Bokva during the years when he was with previous owner
Bokva is today maybe Cambodias largest captive elephant

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Bokva, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Airavata Elephant Foundation in Cambodia. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=6673. (archived at the Wayback machine)