The group of Karen Tribal mahouts affected from the COVID-19
Over one hundred elephants traveled home to this area. The owners and mahouts arrived home with uncertainty in their hearts.
Their future seems so bleak, and no one can answer whether the situation will improve again or not.
One thing is clear to them: they have one hundred elephants in their hand with the responsibility to care for them without an income !
This is the group of Karen Tribal mahouts who have been affected from the COVID19 crisis . For most of them, the worry is plain on their face.
Their village is in the remote area far away from the government center. Since they arrived home last month I have made a couple of trips to visit them,
bringing food for the elephants and care packages for the mahouts. We arranged for a shelter of the mother and baby, as rainy season will soon begin in earnest.
We are also working on a future plan for elephant food, to consider all potential environmental impacts, and to prepare an area for the elephant home.
We are trying to help them survive this difficult time. We discuss the future of their elephants. Soon I will share with you a positive plan.
It takes a village to raise a child, and so many more united people to see the captive elephant through to a better life, hopeful and dignified.
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I am in Chiang Mai right now.
How can I help the elephant sanctuary please?
Can you tell me all the different ways I can get involved?