Voor een toekomst voor olifanten

Olifanten worden met uitsterven bedreigd. Hun leefgebied verdwijnt in een alarmerend tempo, door toedoen van mensen. Olifanten moeten daarom buiten beschermde gebieden op zoek naar voedsel en water. Zo ontstaan er meer en meer conflicten tussen olifanten en mensen. Als de olifant verdwijnt, verliezen we een prachtige diersoort, die zo cruciaal is voor onze natuur en ecosysteem. 

Alles op alles voor duurzame verandering!

Bring the Elephant Home zet alles op alles voor de overlevingskans van olifanten. Onze natuurbeschermingsprojecten starten bij de lokale gemeenschap. We streven naar duurzaam positieve verandering, naar een wereld waar mens en olifant in harmonie naast elkaar kunnen leven. Sluit je aan bij de missie van Bring the Elephant Home!

Antoinette van de Water, oprichter BTEH

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Alvast veel dank voor je hulp! Bring The Elephant Home is een door het CBF erkend goed doel en is een ANBI (Algemeen Nut Beogende Instelling). Ook is BTEH lid van GlobeGuards.

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Ons team is wereldwijd actief, specifiek in Thailand, Zuidelijk Afrika en Nederland. Maak kennis met het BTEH-team!

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  • 🌍🐘 Help Expand Elephant Habitat 🐘🌍 We have only 3 days left to reach our goal of $3,758 to fund a groundbreaking study that will assess how expanding elephant habitats improves their well-being and behavior. 🐾 This is your chance to make a real difference! 🙏 Every dollar helps us cover essential expenses like researcher travel, field supplies, and collar maintenance. Help us close the gap by donating today! 💚 💥 Click the link in our bio or visit [https://experiment.com/projects/improving-elephant-well-being-through-habitat-expansion] to donate. 🐘🌿 Let’s bring the elephant home. Together, we can make a difference. 🌿🐘
  • ✨If you aren’t impressed with our field team, you haven’t been paying attention! 😎 No stretch to say they are some of the world's most talented and dedicated folks! Rain or shine, they have been working on existing and new approaches to study elephant activity in Kuiburi 🐘continuing our efforts to research elephant crop interactions but now expanding to evaluate landscape-level study by tracking elephant activity on foot! Amazing! 🤩 Share some love and support for these all-stars of human-elephant coexistence, putting in the literal footwork, even contending with dangerous wildlife (🐈🪲😋). Thanks for all you do! ❤️🙏🏻❤️
  • 🌱🐘 Celebrating a Major Milestone! We are thrilled to announce that Bring the Elephant Home has reached a groundbreaking milestone with the publication of our multidisciplinary study, “The Role of Alternative Crop Cultivation in Promoting Human-Elephant Coexistence,” in the journal Diversity! In partnership with local farmers in Ruam Thai Village, we demonstrated that planting alternative crops like lemongrass and citronella can significantly reduce elephant crop damage—by more than 80%! This pioneering research led by Ave Owen (@ave_withelephants) was the catalyst and blueprint for where we find our alternative cropping research and the Tom Yum Project today! Check out the article here: https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/16/9/519 Thank you to everyone who has supported this journey. Together, we are making strides toward a future where humans and elephants can thrive together in harmony. 🌍✨ #HumanElephantCoexistence #SustainableFarming #Conservation #ElephantFriendlyAgriculture #ResearchMilestone
  • 🌻 Our sun hemp fields were supposed to be a humble soil amendment project, but it turns out they’ve become the hottest new tourist attraction in town! 🌟 Who knew that a cover crop could steal the show? While we’re thrilled to see everyone enjoying the vibrant yellow blooms, these beautiful plants are more than just a pretty face. 🌱 Sunhemp plays a crucial role in our alternative crop planting by enriching the soil with much-needed nitrogen, improving its structure, and suppressing weeds—setting the stage for a healthy, sustainable harvest. So, next time you’re admiring the fields, remember that these golden beauties are hard at work, making our land more resilient for future crops (even if they do look like they belong in a postcard)! 📸 #UnexpectedTouristSpot #SunhempStunners #SustainableFarming #AlternativeCrops #BeautyWithPurpose
  • 🐝 A heartfelt thank you to our incredible collaborators from the University of Hawaii for joining us on an adventurous and buzzing two-week visit! 🌺 Your expertise and passion have been invaluable in advancing our Bee the Change project and continuing our study on bee hive fences and alarm pheromones to deter elephants from crop fields. We also conducted a community meeting with local beekeepers, where our team presented updates on the Bee the Change project and exciting preliminary results. Stay tuned for more updates! Here’s to more exciting discoveries and impactful work ahead! 🌍✨ #BeeTheChange #ElephantConservation #HumanWildlifeCoexistence #ResearchCollaboration #SustainableFutures #BuzzingWithGratitude