“Hello, you’ll probably best know me as the cheeky one or the diva. I’m Nong Pech. I was born on Koh Samui Island in 2012, so I’m still pretty young. I was with my mum, Somboon, until some people took me to Surin in the northeast of Thailand to become a street beggar; just like Sorn Ram. It’s such a hard job for a baby elephant; I’d walk on hot pavements all day long, amongst smelly traffic, beeping horns and impatient people; often feeling very hungry and of course, missing my mum. One horrible day I took a tumble and fell into a deep drain and was injured. Maew rescued me and took me to his sanctuary in Surin, where I spent the next two years recovering from my horrific injuries.
It was in Maew’s sanctuary that I met my best friend Moloair, we are inseparable, and I lead her astray sometimes. Maew shakes his head in amusement, but he is just happy to see me having fun and enjoying life again.
We all moved to our beautiful island where we now live in Samui Elephant Haven. You might remember seeing in the news in May 2019, that my mum and Sri Nuan walked from the south of the island to the north where we all are now. I was so happy to see her again; I also love Moloair and our nannies too. Sometimes I feel that I split my loyalties between them all. Kwan Samui recently joined our herd; we are now ‘triple-trouble’”.
