We spent the day volunteering at Elephant Nature Park near Chiang Mai, where an amazing woman named Lek has rescued over 30 abused and injured elephants and returns them to their natural habitat. A little history: Logging was made illegal in 1989 and since then 2,500 elephants have been "out of work" and many people have taken them to the streets for begging and performing, where their quality of life is very poor. Some are hit by cars, physically abused, and many of them are very unhealthy and suffering from malnutrition. At Elephant Nature Park they are restored to health and vounteers help with the daily bathing, feeding and interaction. Here are a few shots from our inspiring day there. Note that Lek is tucked away under the baby elephant I'm standing next to - she's actually singing her a lullaby as it's naptime!
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