The Elephant Conservation Center, located in Sayaboury in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, acts to preserve and protect the Asian elephant, a species that is on its way to extinction. Created in 2011 by a team of experts, its program is set up around the wellbeing of the animal, the reproduction, vet care, and the schooling of mahouts.
The Center welcomes elephants that have been working in the logging industry or mass tourism, or confiscated from illegal trafficking. And of course, calves and juveniles that were born at the Center thanks to its reproduction programme. The herd at the Center comprises of 30 elephants that enjoy 540 hectares of protected forest to feed and roam. This large area is of great importance to the quality of life of the elephants, who consume more than 200 kg of natural food each day.
