We need to act now

BTEH is dedicated to the well-being and survival of African and Asian elephants, fostering socio-ecological resilience in communities seeking human-elephant coexistence, and striving for a world where both elephants and people can thrive. Our community-based conservation approach, developed since BTEH’s founding in 2004, emphasises shared decision-making, sustainability, equality, and partnerships. Through our projects, we promote evidence-based solutions that achieve human-elephant coexistence through range expansion, habitat restoration and supporting farmers in elephant-friendly livelihoods and land use, generating benefits for people, elephants and the ecosystems they share.

Elephant Research Experience Thailand:
October 1-10 2025

Dive into the heart of Thailand’s Kuiburi National Park and make a real impact on elephant conservation! Join Bring The Elephant Home’s groundbreaking research team and experience the thrill of studying wild Asian elephants up close! As one of our selected research assistants, you’ll track elephants through lush jungles, decode their behaviours, and work alongside expert researchers and local communities. Contribute to a cutting-edge elephant ID system and community-driven conservation projects that transform human-elephant conflict into coexistence.

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For the future of elephants!

Elephants are a keystone species in the ecosystems they are part of. Elephants disperse seeds, maintain grasslands and find water, all crucial for the survival of other species.

The mission of Bring The Elephant Home is to increase the chances of survival for elephants
in the wild and strive towards a
harmonious world where both humans and elephants can thrive, mutually benefiting from
coexistence.

Antoinette van de Water – founder BTEH

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We always welcome partners, volunteers, donors and sponsors for our projects. Please consider supporting our activities in Asia or Africa by making a donation. You can follow the latest news here.

Meet the team

Bring The Elephant Home is active on three continents. There is a lot of work to do for our various projects around the world, and we help to realise our ambitious plans is always welcome! More info: support@bteh.org. Meet the team!

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  • At the 2025 SAWMA Conference, our Bring The Elephant Home Africa team shared new insights on creating a future where people and elephants thrive together. 🎤 Our founder, Antoinette Van de Water, PhD, presented “Community Perspectives on Conservation Approaches and Philosophies in Human–Elephant Landscapes.” Her research shows that communities don’t think in polarised terms. Instead, they embrace pluralistic values of protection, care, justice, and coexistence. 🎤 Brooke Friswold, BTEH Africa Regional Director, presented “Range Expansion Improves Elephant Well-Being and Facilitates Reciprocal Ecosystem Recovery: Evidence from a South African Reserve.” Her study demonstrates how removing internal fences reduced stress, restored vegetation, and enriched the social lives of elephants. Together, these findings demonstrate that listening to local people and providing elephants with the space they need are essential to just and sustainable conservation. Watch both presentations here: https://bring-the-elephant-home.org/rethinking-elephant-conservation/ #Conservation #Elephants #Community #Coexistence #Wildlife
  • 🎉 Happy 150th anniversary to our amazing partners at Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden! 🐘🌿 Together, we’ve been able to advance conservation in Kuiburi National Park through wild elephant research and long-term monitoring, hands-on training through the Coexistence Impact Fellows Program, and capacity building to grow initiatives like the Tom Yum Project and elephant-friendly alternative livelihoods. We’re so grateful for CZBG’s partnership, expertise, and support; it makes a real difference for both people and elephants. Here’s to many more years of working side by side for wildlife and wild places. 💚✨ Happy 150th, @CincinnatiZoo! #CZBG150 #ConservationTogether #ConnectedforCoexistence #Thailand #AsianElephants
  • Exciting news, my PhD fieldwork has officially kicked off this month in Kuiburi National Park! 🐘 I’m out in the field identifying individual elephants and learning about their social lives, activity patterns, and the many factors that shape how they behave. It’s amazing how much we can tell from the smallest details; unique markings on ears, tusks, and tails help us recognize who’s who. A huge thank you to: @ruffordgrants @cincinnatizoo @abrivoordieren @cssasianelephant Lucie Burgers Foundation With their support, BTEH was able to acquire all the necessary materials to undertake these exciting two years of elephant monitoring ahead. Feeling grateful, excited, and ready for many more days in the field 📸🐘🌿- Ave
  • 🐘🇹🇭— 2 last-minute spots opened up for our Elephant Research Program in Thailand in Kuiburi National Park, studying elephants in the wild. 📍 Where: Kuiburi National Park, Thailand 🗓 When: October 1–10, 2025 SPECIAL PRICE: 1,500 EUR 🔍 You’ll get hands-on experience: - Tracking and identifying wild Asian elephants - Recording and analyzing elephant behavior - Reviewing camera-trap footage - Supporting community-based conservation 👉 Apply here: www.bteh.org Questions? Email brooke@bteh.org
  • 🌿🐘 Donate Your Tech for Elephants 🐘🌿 Do you have an old smartphone, tablet, or camera gathering dust? That device could help protect elephants and support science and research for human-elephant coexistence! Technology is a powerful tool for conservation. With the right equipment, our team and community partners can monitor elephant behavior and undertake innovative studies, such as community-led elephant identification. ✅ What we need most: • Tablets (2018+, 4GB+) • Smartphones (2018+) • Digital cameras, binoculars, trail cameras • Laptops (2018+, 8GB+), monitors • Power banks, SD cards, portable hard drives • Handheld GPS, two-way radios, solar panels 👉 Donate today: Link in our bio! #Elephants #Conservation #DonateYourTech
  • #ElephantID 🐘📸 Meet M-030, one of the elephants we spot most often on wildlife cameras deployed on farms surrounding Kui Buri National Park. During data collection this morning inside the park we spotted him grazing with M-021, a younger male who is also a regular farm visitor. Tracking elephants inside and outside the park helps us understand these intricate social relationships and behaviors to design safer and smarter ways to reduce human-elephant conflict. #Thailand #kuiburinationalpark #asianelephant #conservation #saveelephants #coexistence