BUNMA
Born:
Sex: Female
BunMa and her baby, Chaba, were rescued from an elephant show and riding camp located in Chiang Mai, Thailand. At the camp, BunMa was forced to do daily elephant shows where she was made to ride a bike, paint pictures and perform circus tricks to entertain tourists. Although still only a teenager, BunMa was used by the camp for a forced breeding program and gave birth to her first baby named Chaba on May 17, 2021.
When our team learned about the plight of Chaba and her mother BunMa, we went to the camp to see how we could help them. We found the mother and baby in a small concrete pen, barren of any enrichment and the mother on a short chain.
Our founder was able to negotiate their release to Elephant Nature Park, and on Wednesday August 11, 2021, our team went to rescue the mother and baby. Originally they were going to be transported to ENP on a truck, but BunMa was very nervous about getting onto the truck, perhaps because she was worried she would be separated from her baby. To ease their stress the decision was made for them to walk to our sanctuary instead. After a 2 hour journey, they arrived at ENP and were welcomed with an elephant cake.
Now, as a teenage mother with the gates of freedom flung open, Bunma's inner child has come out to play. Sometimes she spends more time at play than her own baby, but she is still a good mother and is dedicated to her little girl, Chaba.
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Save Elephant Foundation is a Thai non–profit organization dedicated to preserving and protecting Asian elephants throughout South East Asia.
Learn more here: saveelephant.org
