Sak Surin moved to new home in the Thai Elephant Conservation Centre

The Thai elephant, recently repatriated from Sri Lanka, Sak Surin, was moved to a new home today (Friday), at the Thai Elephant Conservation Centre in Lampang province, after the completion…

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Elephant Sak Surin due to leave quarantine next weekend

On Friday, the Thai Elephant Conservation Centre in Lampang collected a final set of specimens from Sak Surin, a Thai elephant repatriated from Sri Lanka early last month. Sak Surin…

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Fans of Sak Surin can visit the elephant from mid-August

Members of the Sak Surin fan club, the Thai elephant recently repatriated from Sri Lanka, will have a chance to meet him during Thailand’s Mother’s Day holidays, between August 11th and…

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“Sak Surin” and awareness of elephant welfare

The return of ailing Thai elephant “Sak Surin”, after 22 years in Sri Lanka, not only brought joy and relief to Thais, but also raised awareness of animal welfare. Many…

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Sak Surin clear of elephant-related diseases

Sak Surin, the elephant recently repatriated from Sri Lanka, has passed his latest medical and has been cleared of elephant-related diseases. He will remain in quarantine until early August. According…

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Sak Surin on the fourth day of quarantine

Live streaming of recovering jumbo Sak Surin booming

The Thai Elephant Conservation Centre in Lampang has changed the live broadcast times for Sak Surin, now the most popular elephant in the country, to 1pm and 4pm. Today (Thursday)…

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Sak Surin will not be returning to Sri Lanka : Varawut

It is out of question that Sak Surin, now the most famous elephant in Thailand, will have to return to Sri Lanka, as he is now under the patronage of…

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Thai King takes elephant Sak Surin under his patronage

His Majesty the King has agreed to take ailing Thai elephant Sak Surin, recently repatriated from Sri Lanka, under his patronage, Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa said today…

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Sak Surin’s magnificent tusks

Some people may wonder why Sak Surin, a Thai elephant gifted to Sri Lanka about two decades ago and recently repatriated due to ill health, has such long and beautifully-shaped…

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Public warned against fake donation campaigns for elephant Sak Surin

Members of the public are cautioned against falling prey to scammers on social media calling for donations for Sak Surin, the ailing elephant recently returned from Sri Lanka. Suratchai Inwiset,…

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Sak Surin well, except for the wounds on his hips and front leg

The overall condition of Sak Surin, the Thai elephant recently arrived from Sri Lanka, is good, except two lesions on his hips, which need to be cleaned every day, and…

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Thai elephant in Sri Lanka suddenly moved to unknown location

A temple in Kandy city of Sri Lanka has abruptly moved a Thai elephant, gifted to the country in 1979, to an unknown location, although it has made an appointment…

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Sak Surin called for food every 5-10 minutes on his first night back in Thailand

Sak Surin, the ailing elephant which returned from Sri Lanka yesterday (Sunday), spent his first night in Thailand crying for food every 5-10 minutes, while under the watchful eyes of…

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Ailing Thai elephant finally back home after 22 years in Sri Lanka

Sak Surin, the Thai elephant which has been in Sri Lanka for the past 22 years, arrived safely in Chiang Mai at about 2pm today (Sunday) on a 5-hour chartered…

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Timeline and pictures of Sak Surin’s journey home released

Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation released the timeline and images of ailing Thai elephant Sak Surin’s journey home today (Sunday), from the departure from Dehiwala Zoo…

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Mission to bring Sak Surin home

“It’s a difficult operation and we’ve tried to do our best,” Thai ambassador to Sri Lanka, H.E. Poj Harnpol told Thai PBS World in an interview before what is being…

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Ailing Thai elephant blessed by monks for safe journey back from Sri Lanka

A religious ceremony was held today (Friday) at Dehiwala Zoo in Colombo, Sri Lanka, to bless the ailing Thai elephant, Sak Surin, for its safe return to Thailand. The ceremony…

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Everything ready for ailing Thai elephant’s arrival from Sri Lanka on July 2nd

Everything is ready for the historic flight home from Sri Lanka of Sak Surin, an ailing Thai elephant, after about two decades away from home. According to Sittidet Mahasawangkul, a…

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Sak Surin or Muthu at the National Zoo in Sri Lanka on June 29, 2023.

Elephant “Sak Surin” played important role in Sri Lanka’s national “Festival of the Tooth”

Unknown to most Thais, Sak Surin, the ailing Thai elephant in Sri Lanka, has played an important role in the “Esala Perahera”, also known as the Festival of the Tooth,…

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Seven days until ailing Thai elephant is flown back from Sri Lanka

Training for a Thai elephant in Sri Lanka, named Sak Surin, to familiarise it with conditions in a flight cage has been proceeding satisfactory, with the animal getting along well…

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Ailing Thai elephant in Sri Lanka practicing entering and exiting the flight cage

Sak Surin, the ailing elephant in Sri Lanka, is rehearsing entering and exiting the specially-built flight cage at the Dehiwala zoo and the training, under the watchful eyes of two…

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Ailing elephant in Sri Lanka fit for flight back to Thailand

Sak Surin, the ailing Thai elephant in Sri Lanka, is now fit enough to be flown back to Thailand on July 1st as scheduled. According to the Department of National…

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File photo : Sak Surin

Chiang Mai nature park could not take care of ailing jumbo returning from Sri Lanka

The Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai province does not have the space or appropriate facilities to take care of “Sak Surin”, an ailing elephant who will return from Sri…

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Ailing Thai jumbo in Sri Lanka to return home in July

Sak Surin, an elephant donated to Sri Lanka two decades ago, will finally return home in July to receive medical treatment as he is ill and has poor living conditions….

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Thai elephant in Sri Lanka to return home for treatment

“Sak Surin”, an elephant donated to Sri Lanka more than two decades ago, is expected to be brought back to Thailand in June to receive medical treatment as he is…

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