ALICIA
อลิเชีย
ALICIA
อลิเชีย
Name meaning: Before arrival at the centre Alicia was called Rung Rueng. We officially renamed her in memory of Alicia Thomas, a long-time supporter of WFFT who is sadly no longer with us.
Arrival date: March 2017
Arrival age: 54
Rescue location: Chonburi
History: For six years prior to her rescue, Alicia gave rides to tourists in an elephant camp in Eastern Thailand. Before that, she was used as a logging elephant, possibly in neighbouring Myanmar.
Alicia was likely taken from the wild, where she would have been roaming the forests with her herd. However, her early life history is not fully known. This is very common with elderly captive elephants here in Southeast Asia.
Characteristics: Alicia has a very dominant personality. She usually stays close to Malai Ngern and vocalises in low rumbles throughout the day to communicate with other elephants. We are also told that during her time at the elephant camp, she lived close to fellow WFFT resident La Ong Dao.
Alicia’s Story
Alicia’s Story
August 2022
Update on Alicia
Alicia, then and now! ภาษาไทยด้านล่าง Our beautiful girl with a big personality has been enjoying her freedom at WFFT for more than five years. For some 54 years, this smart and sensitive lady endured [...]
June 2019
Special Visitors – Joan Pearson and Friends
(Scroll down for English) สัปดาห์ที่ผ่านมาเราได้ยินดีตอนรับ คุณโจนส์ เพียร์สัน และกลุ่มเพื่อนๆ จากออสเตเรีย ผู้สนับสนุนการช่วยช้างหลายๆเชือกมาอย่างยาวนานที่ให้เกียรติมาเยี่ยมเยียนมูลนิธิอีกครั้ง !! WFFT Elephant Refuge จะเดินมาถึงจุดนี้ไม่ได้เลยถ้าขาดความเอื้อเฟื้อเเละการระดมทุนจาก คุณโจนส์ เพียร์สัน และกลุ่มเพื่อนๆ นอกจากการมาเยี่ยมเยียนในครั้งนี้เเล้วคุณโจนส์เเละเพื่อนๆยังใจดีซื้อผักเเละผลไม้หลากหลายชนิดจากตลาดเกษตรกรท้องถิ่นเเละช่วยกันเตรียมกับเหล่าอาสาสมัครเเละเจ้าหน้าที่ WFFT สำหรับสัตว์ที่มูลนิธิ Help Us Help More Visit > Volunteer > Donate www.wfft.org Last week we were [...]
May 2019
Another hot day at WFFT’s Project 4
(Scroll down for English) เป็นวันที่อากาศร้อนมากๆที่ WFFT โปรเจค 4 กับช้างเกษียณของเรา กานดา เเละ มีชัย ( ด้านหน้า ) กำลังว่ายน้ำเพื่อคลายความร้อนในบ่อน้ำ ส่วนด้านหลัง ทองมา พุ่มพวง เเละ อลิเชียกำลังประชุมกันตอนเช้าว่าวันนี้จะทำอะไรกันดี ตอนนี้ประเทศไทยเริ่มเข้าหน้าฝน เเล้วเราหวังว่าในไม่ช้าเราจะได้เห็นป่าเขียวชอุ่มปกคลุมทุกพื้นที่ของมูลนิธิ Another hot day at WFFT’s Project 4. Rescued elephants Gan Da and [...]
January 2019
November 2018
Rockstars!
We had an accidental rock album photoshoot with Alicia (vocals), Malai (guitar), Poom Puang (bass), and Thong Ma (drums). What would their band name be?
May 2018
Glorious Grass Feeders at Project 4
Keeping our rescued elephants stimulated is one of the WFFT's Elephant Refuge main priorities. Recently the staff and volunteers have been installing grass feeding areas throughout WFFT's largest elephant habitat, the 44-acre Project 4. In [...]
March 2018
Happy National Elephant Day /// Chang Thai Day (วันช้างไทย)
Today we celebrate Chang Elephant Day. Take a look at these old girls enjoying some freedom at WFFT's Project 4. After years of abuse they can once again be elephants.
Time for a cool bath at Project 4 for Alicia
We keep seeing how Project 4 is a kind of promised land for WFFT's rescued elephant herd. A retirement place which, even more than the other enclosures at the centre, allows these majestic creatures to [...]
February 2018
‘I AM ITCHY!!… So What??!’ Alicia, 23/02/2018 – 1H40PM
Ahhh itchy back. Well we all know about that. Scratching against the wall, on the corner of furniture, or just grabbing whatevers long enough to fix the problem. Well Alicia is the same, she found [...]
October 2017
The Project 4 Old Ladies Crew
Take a look at these special old girls out and about on WFFT's Project 4, our biggest project yet. We were treated to a lovely morning scene as the ladies set out for a day [...]
August 2017
Update: Alicia and Malai Ngun
Over the past few weeks, we have been slowly introducing recently rescued elephant Alicia to another rescued ele, Malai Ngun. They have exploring and having lots of fun in the new Project 4 area here [...]
June 2017
Alicia Celebrations
Joan Pearson and a team of long-term supporters who helped us rescue Alicia the elephant visited her for the first time last week. To celebrate this, we prepared special treats for Alicia and her new [...]
May 2017
Elephant Alicia — Dust bathing Time
Alicia is loving being able to walk around chain free, having a dust bath as and when she pleases. No more tourists on the old girls back, ever!!!
Update – Alicia meets….
The newest member of the WFFT Herd, Alicia, is settling well. She has began to form friendships with Jele and Wassana. She now has the freedom of walking around day and night chain free, and [...]
April 2017
Update Alicia
Alicia the newest member of the WFFT Herd is adjusting well to her new life at the WFFT Elephant Refuge - Thailand. Take a look at these pictures from her first few days enjoying her [...]
It’s all About Alicia…. As she regains her Freedom
We have secured the freedom of one very special old lady. Yesterday a team of WFFT staff and volunteers headed out on a long journey 100’s of kilometers away from the WFFT Elephant Refuge to [...]
