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Adoptive elephant parents

Adoptive elephant parents

Become a Loving Parent to Our Elephants – Your Donation Makes a Difference!

In Thailand’s lush forests, elephants—our national treasures—face threats from habitat loss and exploitation. At Chang Thai heritage elephant sanctuary, we rescue and rehabilitate these gentle giants, but we can’t do it alone. By becoming an **adoptive parent (foster parent)** to an elephant, you provide food, medical care, and a safe haven for these majestic beings.

Why Donate?

– 🐘  Your donation funds meals (100-300 kg of food daily), and habitat maintenance.

– Medicated eye treatments to prevent further infection.

– Nutrient-rich senior elephant meals.

– 24/7 monitoring by our veterinary team.

– ❤️ Updates, and photos of your elephant .

– 🌿 Help protect Thai elephants for future generations.

How It Works?

  1. Choose an elephant to sponsor (1-Mae Boonnam 2-Por Boonkam 3-Mae Jandee).
  2. Donate monthly/yearly (even $20 feeds an elephant for a day).
  3. Stay Connected with progress reports.

Every elephant deserves a parent’s love. Click ‘Donate Now’ to become their guardian today.

100% transparent fund usage.

1.Mae Boonnum

Was born in 1991 .When she grew up, she work as a logging elephant in Nan province until the forest concessions were terminated.She then moved to work at an elephant camp in Chiangmai.How ever, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she returned to her owner in Nan Province, where she gave rides to tourists. She has one offspring. The Chang Thai Heritage Elephant Sanctuary stepped in to provide assisted care under a mutually beneficial arrangement.Mae Boonnam has been under their care since June 2025.

2.Mae Jandee

was born in 1980. She has been blind in one eye since birth. When she grew up, she worked as a logging elephant in Nan Province until the forest concessions were abolished. She then moved to an elephant camp in Chiang Mai. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she returned to her owner in Nan Province, where she carried tourists on her back.

The Chang Thai Heritage Elephant Sanctuary stepped in to provide assisted care under a mutually beneficial arrangement, and Mae Jandee has been living here since June 2025.

3.Por Boonkham

was born in 1972. When he grew up, he worked as a logging elephant in Nan Province until the forest concessions were abolished. He then moved to work at an elephant camp in Chiang Mai. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he returned to his owner in Nan Province, where he gave rides to tourists. He has one offspring with Mae Boonnam , who is now 7 years old. The Chang Thai Heritage Elephant Sanctuary provided support under a mutually beneficial arrangement, and Por Boonkham has been living here since June 2025.

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