WARNING: The first 2 minutes of this video includes some disturbing images of the domestication process elephants go through to prepare the animal to be used in the tourism industry. However, by watching this introduction, you will have a better idea on the importance of the work that has been done at the Elephant Nature Park, in Chiang Mai. The Elephant Nature Park is a sanctuary and rescue centre for elephants in the Northern Thailand, approximately 60 km from Chiang Mai City. Founded in the 1990s, the project's aim is to provide sanctuary for distressed elephants from all over Thailand. Set in a natural valley, bordered by a river, and surrounded by forested mountains the sanctuary and surrounding area offers a glimpse of rural life. The Elephant Nature Park has been featured in documentaries from different TV channels, such as Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and National Geographic. Its founder, Sangduen "Lek" Chailert, was born at a remote mountain community in Northern Thailand in the 1960s. Despite extreme financial difficulties she succeeded in founding Elephant Nature Park along with her husband Adam in 1996. The elephants at the sanctuary are rescued from street begging, logging or tourism. Their scars, mental and physical, need to be healed. Some outlived their usefulness to loggers while others became useless to trekking camp owners. Lek's work takes her deep into the jungles of Northern Thailand where, with the help of medical staff, she treats tribal ...
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