ELEPHANT AID INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS

The next generation of care for elephants in captivity, Elephant Refuge North America (ERNA), will be a sustainable, eco-friendly, natural habitat home where elephants will not merely survive, they will thrive. Internship programs for elephant caregivers, mahouts (trainers in Asia)  [Continue Reading]

EAI teaches mahouts (elephant trainers) and elephant care facilities in Asia humane methods of handling and training. Decades of living in close contact with elephants means that mahouts have a wealth of knowledge about how to train and control elephants.  [Continue Reading]

EAI builds solar powered chain-free corrals to contain elephants safely without chains. Thus far, EAI has built multi-acre corrals for 106 captive-held elephants in India, Thailand and Nepal, providing them with physical freedom, autonomy and a healthy social environment.

Providing pedicures for captive-held elephants and instruction for mahouts (elephant trainers) in proper foot care to support overall health and prevent osteomyelitis (bone disease). EAI conducts biannual foot care clinics to benefit hundreds of elephants throughout Asia, and provides annual  [Continue Reading]

A pilot project to build a four-acre chain-free enclosure using steel pipes, strong enough to keep captive-held male elephants safely contained and protect them from wild bulls. Lambodhar Prasad, the first recipient of this innovative solution, is the eldest captive-held  [Continue Reading]

An ongoing program to give mahouts (elephant handlers) the tools, equipment, supplies and education they need to do their jobs and do them well. While mahouts once were respected for their work, today they suffer poverty and low social status.  [Continue Reading]