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Last month saw the filming of a brand new documentary in Khao Sok National Park. Elephant Hills and the Rainforest Camp were both hosts to the BBC whilst they filmed a ground breaking documentary on the Cheow Larn Lake
Presented by Lain Stewart and out soon we are sure it will be amazing showcase
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09Aug2011 / 17:30 Gaur (Wild Asian Ox ) and other wildlife spotted at Elephant Hills Rainforest Camp!
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This extremely rare Gaur was spotted just a short canoe ride away from our Rainforest Camp on the Cheow Larn Lake. Indicated as “vulnerable” on the IUCN Red List this species is believed to have only between 13 – 30,000 individuals (and this is a crude guess ) left across Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Lao PDR, Peninsular Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Viet Nam. This number is even less than the estimated population of Asian Elephants in South East Asia, which is between 30-50,000 individuals, and the Asian Elephant is classified as “Endangered”.
There are 2 subspecies in Thailand and this individual is of the bos gaurus hubbacki subspecies which is the rarer of the two. There are no estimates for how many remain in Khao Sok but this sighting is evidence that they are still here. Let’s hope they continue to roam the forests of Khao Sok and surrounding areas for generations to come and that we are lucky enough to see more soon!
Below are a few of the wildlife pictures we have been lucky enough to take at the Rainforest Camp over the past few months. Perhaps on your next trip to Elephant Hills and the Rainforest Camp you too will be able to catch a glimpse of these amazing creatures.
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 First Aid Training from the Thai Red Cross 22nd – 23rd May 2010
Every year Elephant Hills invites the Red Cross for 2 days to give practical lifesaving training to our staff. Everyone from across the breadth of the company from Guides, Drives, Office Staff and of course our Mahouts participate in a day filled with education and fun. “It’s very important for us that our staff has the knowledge of what to do when something happens; it’s safety for the staff but mostly for all our guests. We learn a lot during these days but we also have a lot of fun. We are looking forward to next year’s update” says Elephant Hills’s Service Manager. Each and every one of the staff that participate receive a certificate from the Red Cross foundation and also free personal first aid kit to take with them on their tours.
  
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 Japanese TV crew visits Elephant Hills
On April 5th Elephant Hills had the pleasure of welcoming to our Luxury Tented Camp, Miss Nori Horikoshi from Japan, star of many famous travel and Chat shows in Japan.
Filming her new production “Tabi Salad” (Travel Salad), with and on our Elephants, in the Jungle and on site at our Tented Camp was a great success. Evening activities such as local school dance performaces, cooking shows and informational presentations on the rainforest and Elephants were all part film and much fun was had by all; Including Miss Nori taking part with the children’s dance performance!
The show will air in Japan starting from the 1st of August 2009 every Saturday with the final episode exploring Elephant Hills and Khao Sok on the 29th August 2009. For those of you in Japan, don’t forget to tune in soon! |
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 Last month facilitated by Elephant Hills, Ennovator Marketing and Burchardt A/S in Denmark donated new play equipment to one of the schools in Khao Sok along with a repeat guest of Elephant Hills Mr Kim Carlsson. Before this there was no outside of class stimulation for the children and as you can see the play equipment was a big hit! We would like to say a big thank you to both Ennovator Marketing and Burchardt A/S on behalf of the school. Over the next 3 months we will be donating more equipment to 2 other schools in Khao Sok. Keep an eye out for updated pictures of our donations here!
We are also in the process of creating a project to collect and donate clothes to orphanages in the north of Thailand. Those guests who would like to donate can bring old children’s clothes or even toys and we shall ensure that they are passed on to the appropriate orphanage.
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ELEPHANT HILLS CO.,LTD |
170 Moo 7 Tambon Klong Sok, Panom District, Suratthani 84250 Thailand
Tel : +66 7638 1703 Fax : +66 76 38 4308
Email : info@elephant-hills.com |
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