I just would like to thank Dale the elephant keeper from Denver Zoo in USA in joining our three day mahout training course and he just left the camp today afternoon.. Dale is great tourist and mahout as he has been working as the elephant keeper more than twenty year. So he is very skillful tourists in our mahout training course ever.

I just put Prachaub as his elephant during staying at the camp, and he said this morning that he learned a lot of things at the camp. Especially he told me that he will be back and he want to take Prachaub back to his Zoo.

At Denver Zoo he takes care of two elephant,  and all are Asian elephant..

I just post this lovely photo of Prathida and her tourists in three day and two day mahout training course on 22-24 of June, Katherine came a long from USA with her boyfriend Mitch.

This photo I just took it this morning when we went into the forest to collect the elephants and took them back to the camp.. So every body looked very tired as riding on the elephant was not easily, because you guy can get sore legs afterward like Kate told me this morning that she was very tired and sleepy.. haaaaaaaaaaaaaa

They looked like expert mahout as the way they were sitting on the elephant back and they can turn around easily. Thank for Ronan, Siobhan, Robie and Mette, and Fiona in three day mahout training course during 16-18 of June..  They are really great tourists who spent wonderful time with elephants over here.. I wish you let your family back home to see the picture already..

This morning I was surprised by Prathida as she was trying to help her tourist not to fall off her head as that tourist was dismounting on Prathida 's head.. but that tourists did not jump as high as she can. So she was stuck on Prathida's trunk.

Suddenly Prathida she was trying to lift her head to help that tourist not to fall off and she still held on so that tourists can climb on Prathida's head.. Vow It's really amazing how that elephant realize about the human can get injury from falling off.

I realized that the longer I stay at Thai Elephant Conservation Center is the more I love Prathida and this place. I think many people also realize about this lovely elephant  like Helen Bunn who come along from England, Nola from Australia and Nicole from Macay Australia.. This lovely tourists always keep coming for this elephant... I wish to meet you guys soon..

Sincerest thanks,

Supat Sutti

This morning we went into the forest to pick up Jojo and Wanalee in the forest with the tourists who started their tours from Bangkok so they spent one night at the camp and they are leaving today. Some tourist is really scared by Jojo as they never been closed to the elephants like this before. We went their by taking Sugarcane for Jojo and Wanalee as first Sugarcane of the day..

In the picture I took it as Jojo was splashing water to those tourists...

This kind shoes can be worn in the Mahout Training Course???? Yes this is very lovely and fancy shoe of Medelaine who join our two day mahout training course.. This time of year is rainy season, so it would be better not to wear sport shoe, the recommended shoe is thongs or hiking sandal...

I think if any one who have been at Thai Elephant Conservation Center and joined our mahout training course in the past, they all know very well about Prathida and her mahout " John" as they are true trouble maker. Every people who take their elephant near to Prathida, they were completely wet afterward.

Prathida she is very sweet elephant and deserved the name " Prathida" which means Princess in English. They are so many tourists keep come back for her. So she is very popular elephant like Wanalee, Prachaub and Jojo. I do not mean the rest of our elephants are not very good and popular, those elephants are very good friends of Prathida as well. The mahouts and elephants always make every body happy and have the best time here as I was told my many emails sent by the tourists who have been here before.

Here updated photo of Jojo in the morning bath by his mahout who join our three day mahout training course started yesterday. So this second day from them. Currently we have seven tourists in our three day mahout training course and one girl in two day course...I think some people might miss this lovely boy Jojo who turned eight teen year old so he is becoming adult soon.

First of all, I would like to thank Davin Yee and his girlfriend when joined our mahout training course during 7-9 of May. They are very very lovely people who came along from Canada to join our mahout training course for three day and two night. Actually Davin and his girl friend wanted to join our course in April, but they could not as our course was closed for one month during April as the weather is too hot for the elephants.

So they just travel around Chiang Mai and nearby province till they applied for our Mahout Training Course during 7-9 of May instead. I could not stand to post this picture of Davin and his girlfriend as I want to share this lovely and funniest photo of them in order you can share your smile.



You are very welcome to add some comments..

I took this picture this morning as John is pushing his tourist on his elephant " Prathida" Sarah and Emily from USA join our mahout training course during 28-30 of May and today is their first day of them.

I wish your family back at America will take a look at this website to see that they are very happy with our elephants and mahout here. I will post more photo on the website soonest as it takes me about one day to upload all photo on net

Sincerest thanks,

Ps. I wish this picture will make you happy and smiles.