SEE - Asia programs

lephant

pROGRAM

lephant Veterinary and Nursing

(Thailand)

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.

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

Program II: Elephant Veterinary & Nursing

Period: up to

4 wks

Fees:

US$

,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!!!