Ethical Elephant Experiences in Thailand (1)

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Ethical Elephant Experiences in Thailand
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Working with elephants is one of the most popular
Elephant Trip Thailand. And for good reason,
theyre huge, adorable, and very intelligent.
Elephants are often looked upon as gentle giants,
but its good to remember that this isnt always
the case. Sadly, many elephants have faced
terrible abuse, beaten into performing tricks or
overworked and underfed in the streets or at
money-hungry tourist attractions. All that being
said, volunteering with elephants can be a very
rewarding experience. The important thing is to
find the right opportunity. There are plenty of
elephant sanctuaries and parks, in Thailand
especially, where you can do worthwhile work that
serves to better the lives of these amazing
creatures.
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Volunteering with Elephants

• The project relies on assistance from volunteers
  to help care for and volunteer with the elephants
  of the sanctuary and to support its community
  development programmes. Volunteering with
  elephants means you will be involved in a range
  of tasks in the sanctuary such as
• walking with the elephants,
• bathing the elephants,
• preparing food for the elephants (cleaning,
  cutting),
• feeding the elephants,
• going to cut grass and corn for elephants,
• learning about the elephants elephant
  welfare
• helping with projects around the property for
  the elephants or in the local village.
• Volunteer helping with bird rehabilitation

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Elephants Washing by the River
Volunteers looking to have more of the fun,
up-close-and-personal time with elephants, while
enjoying a more relaxed and adventure-filled
volunteer vacation time in Thailand, may enjoy a
program more like that offered by Hands Up
Holidays at an elephant camp. Volunteers do less
of the hard work, and get to spend more of their
time with the animals primarily bath with
elephants in thailand and feeding them. The
project includes a homestay, so there is a strong
cultural aspect, as well as other activities.
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The project also works within the community
teaching English to local village children and
anyone that wants to learn, provides locals with
employment opportunities and support for local
businesses, and also grows seasonal crops on the
sanctuary to be more sustainable and
environmentally friendly.
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Eco-tourism and Environmental Conservation

• In addition, Eco-tourism and environmental
  conservation is promoted through planting trees,
  local education and community development.
  Volunteers have the opportunity to work together
  with the community and can join in on community
  projects, such as
• Volunteers bathing elephantsteaching English,
• helping with educational programmes,
• tree planting and clean up days,
• providing soy milk for the elderly for nutrition,
• Thai cooking lessons
• replacing water pipes,
• placing sand bags along the river banks to
  protect from flooding,
• helping to repair local houses and so on.

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