MAETANG ELEPHANT PARK

Our Mission:

1) To protect the Asian elephant by:
a) Attracting the elephants away from illegal logging by providing alternative work.
b) Providing food and vitamins to supplement the normal diet.
c) Providing Medical Care for sick elephants.
d) Providing a safe environment for the birth and after care of infants.

2) To provide alternative work for Mahouts and elephant owners, other than logging.

3) To provide welfare for Mahouts and their families.

4) To help the Karren people by providing stability for this nomadic and often persecuted, Hill Tribe.

The staff at Maetang Elephant Park are mainly Karen Hill Tribe people, indigenous to the area.

We, the owners, have taken it upon ourselves to ensure that ALL our employees are given a fair wage, medical cover and insurance and decent living and working conditions. We take pride in our camp and in our workforce and ensure their loyalty by providing welfare support when needed and staff activities, which families of the Mahouts are encouraged to attend.

For the elephants, we provide vitamins and food supplements to replace their natural diet, which is being eroded by illegal logging and farmer encroachment. We pay all medical bills for veterinary treatment, taking the burden off the Mahout. We have, when at all possible, brought in animal experts to teach us the latest techniques in animal welfare and we have a Vet who specializes in the care of elephants, visit our camp on a weekly basis.

My Husband and I, have taken a lifetime commitment to the care and welfare of the Asian elephant and it is through Maetang Elephant Park, that we are able to fulfill that commitment. By opening our Park to visitors and giving them the chance to stand beside, touch, smell and ride these magnificent animals, we are able to provide work for both the elephants and their Mahouts.  For the elephants this is easy work in comparison to the alternatives and for YOU, a wonderful sense of satisfaction at the end of the day, knowing that you have played a small but important part in enabling their survival.

We would like to Welcome you to Maetang Elephant Park and thank you for your support.

Nee and Ken

(Owners, Maetang Elephant Park)