ลากลับดาวช้าง “แซมโบ” อดีตช้างพาทัวร์ชื่อดังในกัมพูชา-ตายแล้วในวัย 63 ปี

Sambo, a beloved and iconic Asian elephant of Phnom Penh passed away at the age of 63 after nine years of retirement, the Elephant Valley Project (EVP) said in a news release Thursday night. /Facebook/Elephant Valley Project (EVP)/

Sambo had given rides to tourists at the Wat Phnom historical site in the capital from 1980-2012 when she could not work due to a combination of a foot infection and complaints that she caused traffic jams. The elephant was released into the protected jungle in Mondulkiri for her retirement in 2014. /Facebook/EVP/

ลากลับดาวช้าง “แซมโบ” – Cambodia is home to approximately 400 wild Asian elephants, which live mostly in the Cardamom Mountains and in the provinces of Mondulkiri and Ratanakiri, according to conservationists. Sambo was one of some 70 domesticated elephants in the Southeast Asian country. /Facebook/EVP/

ลากลับดาวช้าง “แซมโบ” – She was famed for her daily commute along Sisowath quay at Riverside – to the amazement of tourists and delight of locals. Asian elephants are listed as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List. /khmertimeskh/