Elephants at Play

Craig and I made a 2-day visit to the Mondulkiri Project, a great organization not too far from where we were staying in Sen Monoroum. The project is an NGO that rescues elephants from farming and elephant riding groups, where they are often abused and under-nourished. Also, Cambodia has lost much of its forests to development and, particularly during COVID, to clear-cutting for farming, and in the process elephants have lost their food sources and habitats.

We met Sofia and Princess and two other elephants (can’t remember their names). At the Modulkiri Project, these gentle giants wonder freely in forested property, are given medical care if needed, and get to eat! We had fun feeding them bananas, and observed them in their habitat. Craig swam with the elephants, fed them, and helped with a bath! The next day - a 16 km trek.Read more