Save Elephant Foundation

Save Elephant Foundation is a Thai non-profit, founded by conservationist Saengduean "Lek" Chailert, dedicated to protecting Asian elephants and other animals in need across South East Asia.

The story of the Asian elephant is one of survival against the odds. Many live in captivity, worn down by the tourism and logging industries, and crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic left countless animals facing neglect and hunger when income suddenly vanished. Save Elephant Foundation exists to come to the aid of these elephants and offer them a different future.

The charity's work rests on four pillars: rescue, rehabilitation, recovery and education. It steps in to help elephants in distress, gives them the care they need to heal from physical and psychological injury, and provides sanctuary where they can recover their natural behaviour and join a herd. At its sanctuaries elephants live without chains, without riding and without performing tricks.