Thank for Sarah, Tim, Heather, Megan, Donald, Albert and Nicole in three day mahout training course at Thai Elephant Conservation Center on 28-30 March. This group is the latest tourists in our mahout training course in March before closing the training course for one month during April as the weather is too hot for the elephants and especially there will be more tourists visit the camp during Traditional Thai New Year Holiday during 13-15 of April.

I took these pictures from Tim's Camera which is gorgeous one  and some taken by Tim as we went to cut the corn stack from the elephants in the evening. So this is very special for me, mahouts and the tourists to visit the local area and the mahouts very funny people...




Lai with Snake head fish bought at the local market for dinner..



John the mahout of Prathida, he is very funny mahout and always make every body laugh and happy...



Sarah with AI (artificial insemination)

Today is the latest day for them to join our three day mahout training course during 28-30 of March 2008, Albert and Nicole from Marcuy Australia. They have been joining our training course several time in the past, I think it 's about 3 times so far, but I am really sure.

I think there are so many tourists return to join our mahout training course, because they come back for their elephant like Albert he just booked Prachaub as his elephant and Nicky just specify Prathida as her elephant.. And there are so many tourist now keep booking the training course for the future now. So if any tourist who have been in our course in the past will come for the course in the future, they have to inform us in advance what is your elephant in previous visit as we do not want to disappoint any body in the future.



Albert is brushing the dust off Prachaub in the morning.....

Yesterday was very special day for me and elephants. Once it was my birthday of 30 years so we took our mahouts and tourists to the local village to cut a lot of corn trees for the elephants as the big feast for next day..

So today Prachaub and her friends are very happy, they just stand still and do not move at all as they are too full of corn trees.

So this is regarded as special thanks from the mahouts to their elephants as we have been working together in the mahout training course for a whole year and this tourists is the latest group in three day mahout training course as in April we will close the Mahout training course for one month as the weather is too hot for the elephants...

Then we will resume the training course again around the beginning of May as the first rain properly start as I hope..




We are very happy to do somethings for the elephants...

This is greatest opportunity to meet all my old friends who have been joining course three day mahout training course over few years ago like Albert and Nicole from Australia, Megan, Marie and Satomi from Japan who have been visiting and joining the course about ten times now.....




Nicky with her mahout and her beloved elephant " Prathida"



Jojo is very very photogenic..

Hi every body I just post this message to let you guys know that I am turning 30 years old tonight... but I feel like just turning 20 years old.. I will buy some bananas or sugarcane for my elephants tomorrow like the birthday gift for the elephants..

I wish you guys will have greatest day every single day like me at the Thai Elephant Conservation Center..

This picture was taken several years ago while I was at the Elephant Round up at Surin Province

xxxxx

Just post their today, but they left the camp a couple day ago after joining the three day mahout training course. Elizabeth and her lovely daughter from Denmark, before this trip they had been in our training course last year and this year they come back for their elephant. Last time Elizabeth she had Somchai as her elephant, but this time she has a little bigger elephant is Prathida and she love her and her daughter had the same elephant is Sri Saim.

On the last day her daughter just kept crying as she did not want to leave the camp and they told me they will come back again for sure.

Thank you very much Elizabeth for wonderful time with elephants here.

Just wanna say thank you very much for Lori and Dan's family in three day mahout training course 22-24 of March, I think it 's not too late to say big thank for them. They are from Canada as I told before that there are a lot of Canadian family joined our three day mahout training course in this month as this mahout training course is very suitable for all kinds of the people.

They are very lovely people and had really good times with elephants over here, I wish there will be a lot of family in our three day mahout training course in the future.

Thanks,

Supat and elephants.

Just want to test and say thank to Todd and Julie 's family in three day mahout training course and just left the camp today afternoon. They are from Canada joined our course during 24-26 of March for 3 days and 2 night. It seems there are a lot of Canadian tourists and family in our three day mahout training course in this month.. They are really great family and having such good time with their elephants; Jojo, Kaew, Look Khang and Wanalee.

Have best trip in the south of Thailand

Thank Todd..

Supat Sutti

Just having the great fun and experience with the elephants at Thai Elephant Conservation Center during three day and two night between 16-18 of March 2008. During three day I always have a lot of laughing with them as they are very talkative and has too much senses of humors. Thank very much Bob, Larry and Jan in our training course.. Any way we also have other 4 people in our three day course with them, Dave and Meg from Canada and Garry and Laura from Ireland. We have really great time together.. To view more photo of them, please visit the gallery.

Best regards,
Supat Sutti

This picture was taken in this morning as we went down the hill after picking up our elephants with our tourists in the three day mahout training course. Currently we have 7 tourists in the training course as following name: Garry, Laura, David, Meg, Jan, Larry and Bob.

In March our three day mahout training course is fully booked now, so if any tourists miss the opportunity to join our wonderful training course with the elephants here, please come back again in the future as the chance to get really closed to this creators is very minimal as I regarded.

Enjoy..

They are very very lovely Canadian family in our mahout training course during 14-16 of March 2008. Angella, Glend and their lovely daughter Serena and Vivian. I think it 's not too late to post their video today as I have to fix the website and need to sometime to post their video on youtube as it takes me about 3 hours to complete posting their video. Actually this videos were taken in this morning, and now they are heading to Bangkok and connect the flight to the south of Thailand for beaches. I hope Angella 's friends Shannon will enjoy this video.

Best regards,
Supat Sutti

Just want to say some things about very lovely family from Denmark in our three day mahout training course this week during 9-11 March 2008. There are 7 people in their family and they are very lovely people. So I arrange their elephant  as following Wanna, Sri Siam, Jojo, Kod, Prathida, Sing Khon and Kaew for their training course..

They had very good time with their elephant over here. I do not really know how old their youngest daughter, but she is very small, but she is very good with Sri Siam.

I wish that in the future there will be a lot of family will keep joining our training course like them as the chance to get close to this wonderful creators are very minimal for both Thai and Foreigner.

Thank for joining us.

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They are very great tourists in our mahout training course during 7-9 of March.  Eric and Joana from USA, they came from different part of United state and just meet each other in the camp during the training course.. Eric had Prachuab and Joana had Wanalee for their training course.. Eric told me that this greatest mahout training course and he really enjoys it during stay here..

Joana she can not stop her tear in the end of the day as she really loves her elephant and she said to me that she always visit the website to see what happen at the cam every day.. So this is really encouraging me to work at the camp every day. I wish to see all you guys in the near future.

Supat and Prachaub.

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Eric and his elephant "Prachaub"




Joana and her elephant " Wanalee" (Joana she always say I am too scared)

This is Prathida on the second day in Natural Breeding Program in the forest with Sri Dor Tadang, this video was taken by John the mahout of Prathida as he had to be around those elephant all the time. John is very good camera man and mahout..

I think the opportunity to see the elephant mating is very tiny as the Elephant breeding is very minimal, Please contact the  webmaster to remove this video if you found it improper for public view.

Hi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Every body we have very good news from us is now we are breeding naturally on Prathida which is in the forest with Sridor Tadang. The breeding is quite very well as Prathida becomes estrous cycle this week and Tadang he is doing very good job. I hope that we will have a good news again after three or four months after we check the hormone rate of Prathida..



It's said that the female elephant become sexually active every month and after breeding program, Tadang he will become in Musth for about month or more than that.

Hopefully next four month, Prathida she will be pregnant and will give her first baby elephant next two year...

Cheer Prathida.

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This elephant was call " Seven" as he was born July 7 2007 as unofficial name. Seven was born in Chiang Mai and brought to the Elephant Hospital of Thai Elephant Conservation Center in Lampang as his mom did not have enough milk for him.

It's said that the new born baby elephant has to drink milk from his mom within 8-12 hours otherwise the baby elephant will become very weak and unhealthy. So when Seven was first arrived at the Elephant Hospital, he looked very skinny. After staying at the Hospital, we raised a lot of infant formulas from very kind Thai people who know about Seven from daily news. There are a lot of infant formula sent to the camp and we gave to Seven as well as IA. Now Seven is very healthy and happy stay with his mom every day.

So today I took my tourists who join our three day mahout training course to visit the elephant hospital, we stopped and visited the Baby elephants " IA and Seven" and we found Seven was very joyful and cheerful. I found the he really enjoyed playing the football that some one brought and gave it to them.

Enjoy the photo..

Supat Sutti

Here is the latest update on the pictures of Carolyn Beller from USA in our most popular three day mahout training course at Thai Elephant Conservation Center.. I just took this picture in this morning as we went into the forest to pick up the elephant in the morning.. It's pretty chilly cool for me and I have slight fever and cold, but anyway I have to work.... I wish you will be like this some day.

Supat Sutti

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I just post this photo taken from her camera, so husband can see her is riding on Jojo in Thailand (She is still alive, do not worry about her haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa)  One of the reason to put her with Jojo as the first time she got off the car and she keeps talking a lot, so it just gives me a little deep thinking which elephant I have to put her with to math to Carolyn's behavior, so Jojo is the best elephant for this person. Then Carolyn she is just very happy as she always smile  and talk all the time and especially Jojo just keeps splashing the water around when we take the elephant for bath.

I just want to say very much for Rhonda, Jon from USA, Lene, Jan and her lovely daughter Liar, Sisel, in three day mahout training course. This time it 's quite very special trip for them and us as on the second day, we have to bring the elephants into the forest in the morning as there was no activities at the camp as we have National Election in Thailand, so we have to close all activities for one day.. So every mahouts have to bring their elephants into the forest for grazing and resting.. So we left the camp in the morning around 09:30 Am. and stay there for about 4 hours, all elephants are very happy with the big belly. We took the elephants back to the camp in the evening, we really enjoyed taking the elephants for bathing like you can see it on the photos that I took it. I wish all you guy will back to this experience in the future.;

Sincerest Thanks,
Supat Sutti

More photos of them you can view on the gallery by click here>>>>

and one more thank for Cheryl and Ryan from Canada for joining two day course on 2-3 of March, they also enjoyed bringing the elephants in forest with Rhonda, Jon and Lene's family as well