Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens in Thailand


Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens


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Typezoo
Owner 1954-2001: Pisit Tansacha
1954-2001: Nongnooch Tansacha
2001-: Kampon Tansacha
Size600 acre
Founded1954
Opened for public1980
Address Sukhumvit Road
Place Pattaya
District Tambon Na Jomtien, Amphur Sattahip
Province Chonburi Province
Country Thailand
Website Website
Directors: Pattanan Khantisukpan (director)
Key People
Veterinarians: Padet Siridumrong (head veterinarian)
Elephant department
Head keepers
of elephants
Elephant keepers -: P’Kai (mahout)
-: Muwith Khwai (mahout)
: Samith (mahout)
: Tha (mahout)
: Thamrouen (mahout)
Record history
History of updates2025-03-12: nrs of births updated 2025-03-14:
Latest document update2025-03-14 11:41:47
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Description

Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens, located at Sukhumvit Road, in Pattaya, Thailand , was founded in 1954, opened for public in 1980.

Living elephants

At the Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens lives 96 elephants with records in this database: (detail list)
  1. ♂ Plai Bai Lan born 2025-02-06
  2. ♀ Bai Toey born 2002?
  3. ♂ Baicha born 2021-07-07
  4. ♂ Plai Bird born 1976
  5. ♂ Plai Boonmak born 2023-08-18
  6. ♀ Pang Boonrod
  7. ♂ Plai Bua Jay born 2022-09-29
  8. ♂ Plai Bua Khao born 2020-01-31
  9. ♀ Busarakham
  10. ♂ Plai Chai born 2023-04-09
  11. ♀ Pang Chompu
  12. ♀ Christmas born 2003?
  13. ♀ Clear Sky born 2016
  14. ♂ Plai Daorung born 2023-02-10
  15. ♀ Pang Dorami
  16. ♀ Pang Duen Pen
  17. ♀ Pang Jenni born 1980
  18. ♀ Jing Jo born 1985
  19. ♀ Kai-Nui
  20. ♀ Kaimuk born 2020-05-13
  21. ♂ Plai Kanun born 2024-08-09
  22. ♂ Plai Mai Muang born 2001
  23. ♀ Pang Manoch born 2022-09-03
  24. ♀ Pang Meesa born 2024-04-30
  25. ♂ Plai Mithun born 2024-06-01
  26. ♀ Morakot
  27. ♂ Plai Muk born 2003
  28. ⚪ Mukda born 2014
  29. ♂ Nam Phu born 2019-11-02
  30. ♂ Plai Nammon born 2017-05-21
  31. ♀ Phang Napthong born 2017-04-10
  32. ♂ Plai Ning Nong born 1995?
  33. ♀ Pang Nong June born 2024-06-01
  34. ♀ Nong Mae
  35. ♀ Pang Nong Porn born 1997
  36. ♀ Nong Ying born 2017-08-10
  37. ♀ Nongnong born 1993
  38. ♀ Pang Noppamas born 2023-11-07
  39. ♂ Plai Ong-Ard born 2024-06-08
  40. ♀ Opal born 2020-10-19
  41. ♀ Orn born 2017-08-09
  42. ♂ Paetai born 2018
  43. ♀ Pailin born 2001
  44. ♂ Pempoon born 2021-05-00
  45. ♀ Phang Sombat born 1993
  46. ♂ Philin Helụuxngire born 2018-01-02
  47. ♀ Pang Ploy born 2001
  48. ♀ Porn Tip
  49. ♂ Pornchai born 2010-02-14
  50. ♀ Pang Saengdao born 2003
  51. ♂ Plai Santisuk born 2011-12-09
  52. ♂ Plai Sao-har born 2003-04-05
  53. ♀ Pang Sapparot born 2024-05-18
  54. ♀ Sarai born 2000?
  55. ♀ Pang Songkran
  56. ♀ Sopha born 2020-04-01
  57. ♂ Plai Suraphan born 2024-12-01
  58. ♀ Susara Kam born 1995
  59. ♀ Thongkam
  60. ♀ Thongkoon
  61. ♀ Pang Took Jai born 2016-11-08
  62. ♀ Pang Troot-Jeen born 2001-01-26
  63. ♀ Tubtim born 2011
  64. ♀ Pang Ubol born 1976
  65. ⚪ unknown born 2018
  66. ⚪ unknown born 2017
  67. ⚪ unknown born 2019
  68. ♀ unknown born 2004-03-00
  69. ⚪ unknown born 2014-03-13
  70. ♂ unknown born 2003-05-10
  71. ⚪ unknown born 2014-03-13
  72. ♀ unknown born 2009-09-04
  73. ⚪ unknown born 2012-02-24
  74. ⚪ unknown born 2019
  75. ⚪ unknown born 2017
  76. ♂ unknown born 2022-10-00
  77. ⚪ unknown born 2020
  78. ♀ unknown born 2021-06-00?
  79. ⚪ unknown born 2018
  80. ♂ unknown born 2023-12-00
  81. ⚪ unknown born 2017
  82. ⚪ unknown born 2019
  83. ⚪ unknown born 2020
  84. ⚪ unknown born 2018
  85. ⚪ unknown born 2017
  86. ⚪ unknown born 2019
  87. ⚪ unknown born 2017-09-27
  88. ♂ Unnamed born 2012-05-01
  89. ♀ Unnamed born 2025-03-21
  90. ♂ Unnamed born 2014-01-06
  91. ♂ Unnamed born 2025-03-17
  92. ♀ Wanpheng (วันเพ็ญ) born 1990
  93. ♀ Wanvisa born 2010-05-28
  94. ♀ Pang Wara Pim born 2022-09-03
  95. ♀ Pang Wassana
  96. ♀ Pang Yok born 2003

Comments / picturesThe garden currently fills 500 out of the 600 acres.

1954: Pisit Tansacha and his wife Nongnooch Tansacha purchased the 600 acre plot of land in 1954 with the intentions of developing the land as a fruit plantation. However, the owners instead decided to plant tropical flowers and plants as a wildlife Conservation project.

1980: The garden opened to the public in 1980.

2001: The management was transferred to Pisit and Nongnooch\'s son Kampon Tansacha in 2001.

2001: British citizen Andrea Taylor, 20, suffered fatal internal injuries after she was attacked by the rampaging elephant in April 2001. Miss Taylor died from massive internal injuries, probably caused by the elephant\'s tusk.

2008: In 2008 the International Elephant Conservation and Research Symposium took place at the Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden in Thailand from November 24 to 26, 2008.

2011: Nong Nooch currently has 41 elephants in its stables, 36 of which are female. Of those, five are pregnant.

2013: This year, Nong Nooch Tropical Garden & Resort, Pattaya had organized the activity which was bigger than the past years which there were the glorifying cortege and the parade of 15 intelligent elephants dancing to bless the King. The father elephant presented a garland to the picture of the King, the performance of the elephant calf giving the marigold garland to express love to its father and the highlight of the activity was a female elephant calf named Phang Yok, aged 10, drew the picture of King Bhumiphol and wrote the words “Caring for Dad Most.” Besides, there was the performance of the female elephant calf named Kor Ya, aged 2, Phang Yingruay, aged 2 and a male elephant calf named Sunday, aged 2, giving the garland to their fathers named Ning Nong, aged 16 in front of the picture of King Bhumiphol in order for the elephant father and its calves expressing their love to each other among the very noisy applause from the audience.

2016: 4 baby elephants born

2017: 13 baby elephants born

2017-08-17: On 17th August 2017 Nong Nooch Pattaya Garden blessed to 2 new born elephants; Yok age 14 years old on 9th August at 00.30 and Elephant name Christmas age 14 years old on 10th Auguest at 02.30.Female elephant given birth by Elephant Yok was named as Orn while another Female elephant given birth by Elephant Christmas was named as Nong Ying. They are the 9th and 10th elephants of this year and counted as elephant member number 82 and 83 of Nong Nooch Pattaya respectively. Video also recorded on the moment of Elephant Nong Ying was given birth by Elephant Yok age 14 years old on 9th August at 00.30. From the beginning of 2017 until the present, 10 elephants were given births which are 5 male elephants and 5 female elephants.

2018: 4 baby elephants born

2019: 5 baby elephants born

2020: 6 baby elephants born

2021: 3 baby elephants born

2022: 4 baby elephants born

2022-09-03: 2 babies, Phang Wara Pim and Phang Manoch, born the same day. Nongnooch Garden in Pattaya currently cares for 57 elephants.

2023: 5 baby elephants born

2024: 7 baby elephants born

2024-12-01: On December 1, 2024, at 3:00 a.m., a female elephant named Pang Saengdao gave birth to a healthy male calf. The newborn was named Plai Suraphan. Plai Ningnong, a 27-year-old breeding bull at Nongnooch Pattaya’s Elephant Camp. Plai Ningnong has fathered a total of 27 calves, and Plai Suraphan is the 7th calf born this year.

2025: 1 baby elephant born

References for records about Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens

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Koehl, Dan (2025). Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=1014. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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