Ambassador of Thailand to Sweden visits Kolmården Zoo

On 16 September 2018, Mr. Soonthorn Chaiyindeepum, Ambassador of Thailand to Sweden together with his spouse and the Embassy’s staff visited Kolmården Zoo. H.E. the Ambassador was welcomed by Mr. Rickard Sjödén, Head of the Marketing Office, Kolmården Zoo and was briefed about the Thai elephants which were gifted by His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Her Majesty Queen Sirikit to His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf and Her Majesty Queen Silvia on the auspicious occasion of their Royal Visit to Thailand in 2003.

 

At present, there are four Thai Elephants at Kolmården Zoo, namely; Saonoi, Bua, Namsai (son of Bua) and Tonsak (which is on loan by the Denmark Zoo as a breeding bull).