Today I Made 7 New Friends
"The elephant is a friend of man. More than the dog, it's constant. And now indeed our turn has come To be the friend of the elephant." ~ Paul Hippeau Today, I made several new friends, and they just happen to be elephants. Elephant Nature Park is a sanctuary and rescue center for elephants in Mae Taeng District about 1.5 hours outside of Chiang Mai. Founded in 1996, the centers goals are to provide a haven for distressed elephants from all over Thailand. The park has rescued over 40 distressed elephants throughout Thailand and neighboring countries. Most elephants have been rescued from street begging, logging, or tourism others were disabled, orphaned or blind. In addition to elephants, they have rescued over 400 dogs and 200 cats. With such a beautiful cause and exciting experience, I wanted to spend at much time as possible with the elephants, so we chose Pamper a Pachyderm full day experience. Pamper a Pachydermn is an elephant camp neighboring the pa...