Pierre-Yves Clais

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Pierre-Yves Clais
Pierre-Yves Clais, elephant Bokva and Miss Cambodia, Saritha Reth. Photo: Dan Koehl
Personal details

Spouse(s)	Chenda Clais

Country	Cambodia

Locations
Title	director 2016-
Location	at Airavata Elephant Foundation in Cambodia

Title	elephant owner 2015
Location	at Airavata Elephant Foundation in Cambodia

Biography details

Pierre-Yves Clais , organisation elephant owner in Cambodia

Born 1968 in France .

Owner of 5 elephants

1: Achariyek Noelle (owner from 2021 to now) 2: Bak Mai (owner from 2016 to 2020) 3: Bokva (owner from 2015 to now) 4: Ikeo (owner from 2015 to now) 5: Khamsen (owner from 2015 to now)

1968: Born in Angers, France.
1992: Arrived in Cambodia in as a U.N. paratrooper.

Pierre-Yves Clais

Pierre-Yves met his first elephant in Asia, 1992, Phnom Penh, Boulevard de Pochentong in Phnom Penh.

1999: Bought the previous governor residence in Banlung and created Terres Rouges Lodge in Banlung.
2015: Bought the female Ikeo, and the 2 males Bokva and Kamsen.
Co-founder of the Airavata Khmer Elephant Foundation in Banlung.

From left: Dan Koehl, Savath Oum, Hen Moel, Chenda Clais, Pierre-Yves Clais, 2020.

Family

Total: 1 children

Camille Clais. Born: 2007.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). elephant owner Pierre-Yves Clais in Cambodia. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 21 January 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=110. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

https://www.airavata-cambodia.com/airavata/a-propos/team/

Selected publications

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