#ElephantValleyProject Elephant Livelihood Initiative Environment (E.L.I.E.) is a registered local non-government organization based in Mondulkiri, Cambodia. ELIE’s aim is to improve the health and welfare of the captive elephants in Mondulkiri Province, work to conserve the wild elephants natural habitat and to support the local people who work with these magnificent creatures. ELIE was founded in 2006 and started by providing veterinarian care and mahout-orientated education to the families and communities that owned captive elephants throughout Mondulkiri province. Goals 1. To improve the health and welfare conditions of the captive elephant population of Mondulkiri 2. To develop a sanctuary for working elephants to rest and retire to in Mondulkiri Province 3. To conserve the wild elephants natural habitat 4. To provide employment and job based training to the Bunong community and mahouts 5. To support the local community to protect their forest and natural resources, the habitat of the elephants. 6. To identify the main pressures on the community and their forest, and provide community support programs to alleviate these pressures. https://www.instagram.com/p/B32GVGglE4V/?igshid=17dldftsxrmu7
