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.

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.

We need your help

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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  • 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 The Rufford Foundation, Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, Abri Voor Dieren, Centre for Species Survival: Asian Elephant, and 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 📸🐘🌿
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  • 🐘🇹🇭— 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
  • Our research team met with Kui Buri National Park and WWF Thailand this week to present our elephant research projects and exchange knowledge on future directions. It was a positive and productive meeting that created new opportunities for collaboration. 🐘🌳  #อุทยานแห่งชาติกุยบุรี #WWFThailand #BringTheElephantHome #Conservation #HumanElephantCoexistence
  • 🐘 🧬 Decoding elephant DNA across Asia.  Whole-genome sequencing from wild-born Asian elephants reveals distinct populations separated by thousands of years of evolution. Bornean elephants exhibit severe genetic bottlenecks dating back just 8 generations, while Sumatran elephants receive their first genomic validation as a distinct subspecies. Sri Lankan elephants share unexpected genetic ties with Myanmar populations, possibly linked to historical trade routes. Each population requires tailored conservation approaches based on its unique genetic signatures.  Read more: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ece3.72019 
#AsianElephants #ConservationGenetics #WildlifeScience #ElephantConservation #GenomicResearch #Biodiversity #ThailandResearch #WildlifeGenomics #ConservationBiology #PopulationGenetics