TERF Project detail
Research
It is TERF’s vision that Participation of the Public in Conservation of Thai Elephants is a key element to be considered in any serious and long term conservation effort towards both wild and domesticated populations of Asian Elephants.
Research is a key factor towards this, as it is only through constant gathering and sharing of knowledge on elephants that awareness raising efforts can assure long term results among all individuals of society.
Wild Elephant Research
Elephant Population Studies in Khao Yai: The total number of elephants, where they live at different times of year, age and sex structure of the population, how the elephants live, elephant social life, what they eat, how they use different parts forest and how they interact with other animals. (this research is available in English language only)
- Project background
- Direct Observation
- Indirect Observation
- GIS and Research
- Wild Elephant Research Progressive Report by Alongkot Chukaew and Prawad Whohandee
Research & Development
TERF, through its Research & Development Project has as mission to conduct, support and assist interdisciplinary research into Thai Elephants. Among our objectives and target accomplishments, we highlight:
- To conduct Interdisciplinary Research Projects into Thai Elephants
- To award scholarships for selected Bachelor and Master Degree students
- To assist Research into both wild and domestic elephants with network building and consulting
- To guarantee pragmatic research which aids both domestic and wild elephants
- To continue viable and structure Interdisciplinary Research Projects using the facilities available
- To coordinate Interdisciplinary Research Seminars on Thai Elephants, gathering participants from all over Thailand
- To offer scholarships to selected Bachelor and Master Degree students, on a annual basis
- To directly aid elephants through compiled research and benefit from the development process that follows
New "Elephant Law"
It is TERF’s vision that Policy Implementation through a New Thai Elephant Law is a key element to be considered in any serious and long term conservation effort towards both wild and domesticated populations of Asian Elephants.
Hence, TERF’s Strategic Planning considers it one of its three basic pillars of action and draws twenty years ahead of now a reality in which Thai Elephant Law becomes an example for other Asian countries in their Asian Elephant Specie Conservation and Environment Policies Implementation.
This will happen through the Consultation of different groups involved with Thai Wild and Domestic Elephants’ Conservation and elaboration of a new Elephant Law.
A “New Thai Elephant Law” will become reality through a full implementation with support of both public and private sector, and with recognition from all levels of Thailand’s society, and TERF will be an important part of this process, acting mainly through its Research Department, supporting researchers interested in deepening knowledge on Thai Elephants’ ecological, social and historical importance.
Therefore it is TERF's New Elephant Law Project's mission to bring together stakeholders to push forward an open discussion for the development for a chart for a New Elephant Law to be introduced to Thai Law Makers, following TERF’s line of strategy of Change in Policy. Among our objectives and target accomplishments we highlight:
- To coordinate Seminars and Panel Discussion as a way to push forward an open discussion for the development for a chart for a New “Elephant Law” and highlight the urgency of the Change in Policy towards Thai Elephants.
- To compile seminars’ results and progress discussions occurred during Seminars and Panel Discussion, guaranteeing an open and inclusive participation of all stakeholders.