Last year we had a visit from a family: Ludovic, Aurélie, Mila, Quentin and Noah who spent a week at the Centre. Upon their return to France, they set up a project at the Robert Goupil College in Beaugency, France. They organized a race and raised more than 1045 euros for 4 different elephants: Suriya […]
ECC is proud to partner with the Smithsonian Institution to monitor elephants’ hormone levels and contribute to a better understanding of their life cycle and needs. Thank you Janine Brown! ??Sound the trumpets for Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute research physiologist Janine Brown this #InternationalWomensDay! She heads the Zoo’s endocrinology lab—one of the world’s largest that […]
Anabel Lopez Perez, ECC’s biologist in charge of our breeding programme and of the management of our male elephants, and Kan Thissamone, vet assistant and elephant welfare manager, both went to the Mekong Elephant Park (EMP) in Pakbeng for a few days. The purpose of their visit was to check the health of EMP’s elephants. […]
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 are currently walking to Thongmixay, the southern region of the NPNPA, in order to attempt a soft release. These elephants have only been together for a few months, and are […]
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 23rd of February, the government has officialised the elephant release in the national protected area of Nam Pouy after a BACI ceremony. We are proud that the government of 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, the Smithsonian Institute and Lynette Preston, Anabel López Pérez was able to travel to the US. There, she has been training for over three months in endocrinology research. This is the first […]
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 the countries of the Greater Mekong Subregion to shine a light on what they do and how they have influenced others. There are 6 categories, ‘DO’, ‘SHOP’, ‘STAY’, ‘TASTE’, ‘TOUR’, […]
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 had been living in small cages for several months up to several years. Prior to releasing them in the protected area, we marked the animals with some pink paint. This […]
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 of Laotian elephants to a foreign zoo. These 13 elephants were kept forest that didn’t provide them with enough food. Looking for a sustainable solution, the government contacted the Elephant […]
