Project Description
Nam Fon น้ำฝน
Name meaning: Rainfall
Arrival date: October 2013
Arrival age: 54
Rescue location: Pattaya
History: Nam Fon first worked in the logging industry and was then moved to a trekking camp. She was rescued from the same camp as Duenphen, a fellow Newlands elephant. When Nam Fon arrived, she was very skinny and malnourished. She now looks much healthier and can look forward to a happy life at WFFT, where she will never have to work another day.
Characteristics: Nam Fon lives with Duenphen and See Puak, and together they make up the Newlands herd. Although she is fast and dominant, she is friendly towards people and will usually approach volunteers to see what they are doing. She enjoys foraging in the trees and will often swim in the afternoon.
Nam Fon is easy to recognise because she has beautiful blue eyes. She has very torn ears and is the tallest elephant in her forest enclosure.
Adopt Nam Fon today: Help us to finance the ongoing care for Nam Fon by making a donation.
Nam Fon’s Story
March 2019
Lake Cleaning
Clearing our elephant lakes is an iconic volunteer project! These plants keep the water cool for elephants to swim in and also provide a great habitat for fish, invertebrates, and wading birds. However, they grow [...]
January 2018
Nam Fon and See Puak Bath-time
Check these photographs of old girls Nam Fon and See Puak taking a dip to cool off on a hot day.
October 2017
A big Happy Hello from 3 of our Ele Residents
A big Happy Hello from 3 of our ele residents at the WFFT Elephant Refuge - Thailand - Duen Phen, Nam Fon and See Puak.
August 2016
Wassana is making Friends!
Over the last couple of weeks we have been gradually introducing our most recently rescued elephant Wassana, a 45-year-old lady rescued from a tourist camp where she had been exploited for many years, to some [...]
June 2016
WFFT Elephants Wild Enclosure – Nam Phon, See Puak and Duen Phen
Check out these wonderful images of some of our rescued pachyderm residents, Duen Phen, Nam Fon, and See Puak. They spend their days and nights chain free doing what they want to do, roming their [...]
January 2014
Opening Ceremony WFFT Elephant Wild Enclosure
Elephants getting their own forest!. Our Elephant Wild Enclosure has been officially opened; 5 hectares of forest for some of our rescued elephants to freely roam in. The main donors from Australia; Joan Pearson & [...]
