This center gives refuge to domesticated elephants that have been roaming the streets of Bangkok and other cities. Volunteers are wanted to help out in the future caring for these beautiful creatures in cooperation with professional mahouts!

Elephants are in trouble in Thailand! Not only are the wild elephants, but also the domestic elephants face numerous problems. Whether it concerns to be animal welfare for the domestic elephants or wildlife conservation for the wild population, something needs to be done to stop the suffering of these magnificent creatures.

The wildlife friends of Thailand currently run a program to keep the domestic elephants of the streets of Bangkok and other big cities, and support a pilot project where wild elephants are being kept in the forest by domestic elephants.

If you would like to see why we believe the EREC is probably the only option for many street elephants click on this link to see a movie on the fate of these elephants in Bangkok and other big cities...

NEW The EREC now (September 2008) has received a large plot of land donated by people in Australia for the elephants to live and roam around. The land plot which measures around 40,000 square meters is behind the Wildlife rescue center bordering the creek. More updates and pictures as we are now planning the fencing and enrichments.