Y Lum
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Yok Don National Park elephant camp in Vietnam

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Y Lum  dead elephant


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Alternative name: Y Lun, H´Lun?

Identification

Local id Number 37

Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 41 years old
Origin
Born:* 1974 unknown
Birth place:
Death
Dead: 2015-04-15
Death reason: poached: stabbed on its left thigh
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Yok Don National Park elephant camp, in Vietnam

Date of arrival

2015-03-30Yok Don National Park elephant camp
from Y Nhun H Mmok (Y Nhuan Hmok)

Record history
History of updates2020-10-21

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Y Lum is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2015-04-15 at Yok Don National Park elephant camp, in Vietnam, . Official death reason described as stabbed on its left thigh.

Origin

Y Lum was born unknown 1974.


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2015-04-17: Another elephant was killed on Wednesday in Ea Wer Commune, Buon Don District, becoming the fourth domestic elephant to die in Dak Lak province since beginning of this year.

The elephant, named Y Lun, was found dead on the banks of the River Srepok in theCentral Highland province, Ea Wer Communal Police said.
Y Lun was the commune's last domestic elephant, owned by Y Nhuan Hmok'sfamily who lives in Tul B village.

Earlier, Y Lun was seriously wounded after its left thigh was cut due to unknown reasons in the forest on March 30. It was sent to the Yok Don NationalPark for treatment and then, it returned home to recuperate.

The authorities are investigating the case

http://vietnamnews.vn/environment/269222/another-domestic-elephant-killed-in-dak-lak.html#XV0yzqOcfbPFpVsB.99

2015-04-20: The authorities are still conducting investigations to clarify the cause of death of an elephant named H'Lun (38 years old), under the management of Mr. Y Nhuan Hmok, 69, of EaWer commune, Buon Don district, Dak Lak province... It is reported that the elephant was stabbed on its left thigh by someone on March 30. The Elephant Conservation Center of Dak Lak Province brought the elephant to the Ranger Station No. 1 of Yok Don National Park for treatment...However, on April 13, the elephant refused to eat or open its mouth, and died on the evening of April 15.

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Y Lum, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Yok Don National Park elephant camp in Vietnam. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=7606. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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