What’s happening at STEF and in the world of elephants?

A much needed Isolation unit is now being constructed

New vet joins the STEF Veterinary Centre

STEF's campaign to raise funds for mains electricity nears its target

The STEF elephant hospital treats two intensive care patients

STEF gets a brand update

Assistant Vet Appointed

Dr Aon attends Elephant TB workshop

Elephant care top of agenda

STEF appoints Brian da Cal

STEF reaches Big Give target

EEHP is killing young elephants in Thailand

Phu Ake and the Weed Killer

New board of donors at our Elephant Hospital

Our vet treats two elephants with tummy troubles

First recorded twins of a wild Asian elephant

The Trustees of STEF are lucky to be supported by four Volunteers, who have given their time freely to help us in our mission. It is time to publicly thank them for their work and to express our appreciation for their efforts. You can read a…

We are delighted that Issured, a UK business transformation company, have given their support to our work at Ban Ton Sae.Not only are the team at Issured providing help with STEF's marketing and strategic planning, they have also funded…

Isolated locations with no mains electricity supply either have to make do without electricity, or generate their own. For our new veterinary clinic, Southern Thailand Elephant Foundation Thailand have opted for a renewable electricity generation…

STEF is helping to fund a much-needed veterinary clinic near Khok Kloi in Southern Thailand by supporting our sister charity, known as STEF Thailand, which is registered as a charity in Thailand and whose Chairman is Jakrapob Thaotad, known…

With the rainy season fast approaching, our workforce are flat out getting the tracks laid so we can continue building in the rain. There is quite a slope up to the Veterinary Centre so lorries and trucks could not get to the building site without…

Our President, Sir Richard Armstrong paid a visit to Ban Ton Sae last week and spent two days reviewing progress with STEF trustee Jakrapob Thaotad. Jake lives near the site and has been overseeing all the work during the last year, clearing…

The Trustees of STEF have approved a proposal to prioritise the building of an Elephant Veterinary Centre at Ban Ton Sae in 2019.  There is an urgent health and welfare need in this part of Southern Thailand where there is no alternative veterinary…

As part of the STEF objectives of sustainability, we are developing the hilly slopes at Ban Ton Sae for cultivating the crops we shall require for our elephants and humans. We need to grow rice, pineapples, bamboo and elephant grass and this…

STEF's Mission is to promote "the ethical treatment, and high health and welfare standards for the Asian elephant in Thailand" but also "to raise awareness of the elephant, and its welfare needs, through education and to encourage human-elephant…

The rainy season in Thailand varies from region to region and  lasts from May to October. So we are only at the beginning now, but the short, sharp very heavy downpours do limit the construction and infrastructure work that we can do on our…

Over the past few weeks, fourteen new trees have been planted at the STEF site. Each species of tree was carefully chosen to be eco-friendly, to benefit the site for the elephants, and to attract native wildlife.Across the 16 rie (6.32 acres)…

LEE SAMBROOK APPOINTED TECHNICAL ADVISER TO SOUTHERN THAILAND ELEPHANT FOUNDATION

Since completing the clearance of the land, there are some piles of consolidated vegetation debris that still need to be removed. It is now a race against time before the rains come. Having the digger on site is very handy in progressing onto…

LAUNCH OF SOUTHERN THAILAND ELEPHANT FOUNDATION