Housekeepers, farmers, biologist, cooks, hospitality… These women are daily committed to their work in order to welcoming you in the best possible way. Their engagement are vital for the conservation of the Lao elephants. Here are some portraits: #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2020 #EachforEqual Mrs Chan – “Meet our head chef, headstrong, hardworking and hilarious. From cooking to […]
The Elephant Festival in Sayaboury took place between 21st-28th January this year. The Elephant Conservation Center proposed Sayaboury authorities to develop educational activities during the event. The ECC proposed a theme to local student: ‘Elephants: an Umbrella Species’. After a week of painting and drawing, the final result is amazing and perfectly reflects the crucial […]
From left to right: Masayuki Tanaka, Director of Center for Research and Education of Wildlife, Kyoto Zoo, H.E. Dr. Phankham Viphavan, Vice President of the Lao PDR, H.E. Florence Jeanblanc-Risler, French Ambassador to Lao PDR, Sébastien Duffillot, Founder and General Director of the ECC, Mr. Sousath Sayakoummane, Director General of the Department of Forestry of […]
SAYABOURY 21-28 January 2020 On 23rd February 2020, the ECC and the Sayaboury Province jointly organised 3 educational and sport events the day after the opening of the Elephant Festival. It started with a run throughout the city involving over 400 children wearing our “We Run for Elephants” t-shirt followed by our traditional Elephant Buffet. A […]
Newsletter 2019 Chère visiteuse, Cher visiteur, Nous tenons tout d’abord à vous souhaiter une très bonne année, pleine de joie et entourée d’éléphants bien évidemment ! Nous sommes vraiment heureux de vous donner des nouvelles de l’ECC. Cette année 2019 a été marquée le projet « Back to the wild ». En relâchant 5 éléphants dans […]
With our soft release project, we are running a final test to see whether captive elephants can be returned to the wild. Our goal is to create cohesive family groups to strengthen the wild population. It has been well underway, and the results look very promising. But are we the first to release elephants back […]
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 National Protected Area. This project is the next step in the development of the conservation effort of the Elephant Conservation Center. To find out more about the Reintroduction Program, you […]
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 March 2019, a group of 5 elephants has been living in the neighboring national park, Nam Pouy. But how did we get here, and what are the following steps? At […]
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 night observation in one of our socialization areas. Members of our staff spent the night in the observation tower and used our night camera to keep an eye on them. […]
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 Tien Protected Area, where the Center is located. June 1st is national tree planting day in Laos: The Governor of Sayaboury Province, M. Phongsawanh SITTHAVONG, joined VESA at the ECC […]
