Conservation
Elephant Nature Park
This is the site of the eco-tourism park founded by Lek Chailert, whose work with elephants is featured in
Elephant Rescue. Read a Q&A with Lek and take a virtual tour of the park.
Friends of the Asian Elephant
This is the conservation group founded by Soraida Salwala, who also started the Elephant Hospital Project featured in Elephant Rescue. Learn more about the hospital's unique patients, and find out how to donate to the hospital directly.
Mulatta Records
If you liked the sounds of the Thai Elephant Orchestra featured in Elephant Rescue, here's your chance to hear more and purchase their CD to help fund Thai elephant conservation efforts and proper mahout training.
The Asian Elephant Art and Conservation Project
It turns out Thai elephants are multitalented, with the ability to make music and paint. View and buy their art at this site. The proceeds go to saving the Asian elephant artists.
The Elephant Sanctuary
A herd of 12 Asian elephants have found a home in the hills of Tennessee at this sanctuary, the only wildlife refuge in the United States dedicated to endangered Asian elephants retired from zoos and circuses.
Reference
World Wildlife Fund: Asian Elephant
The Asian elephant is one of the endangered species that the WWF intends to help save.
Asian Elephants in the Wild
This status report on the Asian elephant provides a history of elephants and people, elephant evolution and what we can do to save them.
ICUN Red List of Endangered Species
Find endangered species around the world.
Elephant Information Repository
Visit this comprehensive compilation of elephant links.
More Elephants on Discovery.com
Elephant Cam
Watch baby African elephants and the rest of the six-member herd, live at the Pittsburgh Zoo.
Credits
Robin M. Bennefield
Producer
Wendee Holtcamp
Writer
Mark Hill
Designer
Kate Griffin
Media Editor
Rob Levy
Audio Editor
Bert Collins
Video Editor