First steps in to the wild, a summary of the first month of the soft release
At the start of March 2019, the center brought a group of five elephants, 4 adult females, and one 5-year-old male, to the Nam Pouy…
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Bringing elephants back to the wild, a closer look
The Elephant Conservation Center has been taking big steps towards one of our main goals, releasing groups of captive elephants back into the wild. Since…
An intimate night in the Socialization Area
It is important for our release program that we know what our elephant herds are up to during the night. That’s why we organized another…
The Elephant Conservation Center will plant 5,000 trees this year
The volunteers of Volunteer Eco Students Abroad (VESA) have purchased trees and over the next three months, they will plant all of them in Nam…
The story of our elephants return to the wild begins today!
We are now in the first stages of testing our herding process! Four adult females and a male calf left the Center March 5th and…
The elephants cannot run but we run to protect them!
The elephant festival in Sayaboury is now over and it's time to give you some very good news! The 1st day of the festival, the…
Endocrinology laboratory in Sayaboury
In 2018, thanks to the Australian embassy, we were able to set up an Endocrinology laboratory in Sayaboury. Through the support of the Australian Embassy,…
Selected by the Experience Mekong Collection
We have been selected in as the Laotian contender in the 2nd annual Experience Mekong Collection (EMC) Showcase. One organisation is chosen from each of…
ECC saves porcupines!
The Elephant Conservation Centre has recently taken in 6 porcupines (Hystrix cristata): 4 from villages in Sayaboury Province and 2 from nearby Luang Prabang. They…
13 Elephants rescued from Middle-Eastern Zoo
We'd love to share the story of the "Caravan of Hope" with you with this video. The Laotian Prime Minister has prevented the illegal sale…