Elephant pROGRAM:

    Thailand:


    Elephant Veterinary and Nursing

    For centuries, elephants have been trained to battle and. In Ayudhaya’s wall mural in Wat Yai Chhai
    Mongkol, The Great King mounted on Elephants fighting the Burmese Crown Prince to defend the kingdom.
    When it was a peaceful time, especially white elephants were used to honor the king. They have also been
    noted for their intelligence and loyalty. White elephants, in fact, are rarely complete white. The skin has to be
    very pale in certain areas to qualify as a "white elephant". Elephant plays role in arts and crafts too.

    The volunteer/internee will help veterinarians and nurses, native Thai elephant at the Ayudhaya’s elephant
    camp which shelters hundred of elephants. Most of the elephants in the camp are not caught from the
    forest. They are bred by ethnic family in that community techniques have been passed to generations to
    generations. You will own an elephant and work with the Mahut (elephant trainer) during your volunteering &
    internship. Recommendation letter and certificate will be granted to the volunteers/internees after complete
    the whole length of project.

    Length of this project: min 2 weeks - max 4 weeks
    Working days: Monday – Friday (09:00 -15:00 hrs)
           
    Fee (US$): our fee is estimated to be affordable and reasonable for the volunteers/internees to achieve
    when compared with relevant conservation and veterinary projects offered by other organizations. It varies
    with the program length and specialization. Part of your fee is to sponsor your elephant buddy for his/her
    livelihood and “big” nutritious feed.

    1. Program I: Basic Nursing and Elephant Control

    Period: 1 - 2 weeks
    Fees: US$1,735        
    Activities: observe behavior and learn to control, feed, bath, clean cages, collect elephant’s dung to
    recycle and produce paper and basic for elephant control

    2. Program II: Elephant Veterinary & Nursing

    Period: up to 4 wks
    Fees: US$3,470
    Activities: Elephant observation & control, feeding, bathing cleaning cage, diagnose for disease and
    treatment and elephant husbandry and breeding

    Note: it is helpful if you please send us your research proposal before sign up for this program so
    we can help you to develop further methodology and selection of elephant population!!!