BLES (Boon Lotts Elephant Sanctuary) in Thailand

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BLES (Boon Lotts Elephant Sanctuary)
Type	camp
Founded	2002
First elephant arrived	2002
Address	304 Mu 5, Baan Na Ton Jan, Tambon Ban Tuek, Si Satchanalai
Zip-code	64130
Place	Sukhothai
District	Si Satchanalai District
Province	Sukhothai Province
Region	Northern Thailand
Country	Thailand
Website	Website
Related persons
Owner	2002-: Katherine Connor 2002-2019: Anon Phimmuean

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Record history
History of updates	2025-04-03:

Latest document update	2025-04-03 18:19:28
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Description

BLES (Boon Lotts Elephant Sanctuary), located at 304 Mu 5, Baan Na Ton Jan, Tambon Ban Tuek, Si Satchanalai, in Sukhothai, Thailand , was founded in 2002 and the first elephant arrived in 2002.

Living elephants

At the BLES (Boon Lotts Elephant Sanctuary) lives 9 elephants with records in this database: (detail list)

♀ Bua Ngam (Beatiful Lotus)
♀ Pang Dow
♀ Pang Noi
♀ Poon Sab
♂ Sappraiwan born 2004
♂ Sompord
♀ Pang Suai
♀ Thong Poon
♀ Wassana born 1969

Casualties

1 casualties

2019-02-15: mahout Anon Phimmuean fatal attack by Mee Chok. After speaking with friend’s of Anon, it was concluded that Anon, who was notably drunk, entered Mee Chok’s enclosure in the dark, without a torch, on his own, which is against BLES protocol. † Anon Phimmuean Died 2019-02-15

Comments / picturesFounded by Katherine Connor in memory of the baby elephant, Boon Lott.

Sidor Yai at BLES Killed head elephant keeper Al Perry in Washington Zoo.

2014-01: Katherine Connor in Thailand reported the sudden and unexpected death of Tusker Seedor Yai; no obvious cause of death has yet been found.

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Koehl, Dan (2025). BLES (Boon Lotts Elephant Sanctuary), Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=1562. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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Living elephants

Casualties

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Sources used for this article is among others:

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