Team work makes the dream work! It goes without saying that it takes a team to keep the wheels in motion at a facility like BEES, as well as a community of people from near and far to help us grow and continue. Whether that be directly hands on, on the ground or through donations […]
Goodbye 2020, Here’s to 2021 being a better year for all! Dear BEES Friends, As 2020 comes to an end we wanted to take some time to reflect on this crazy year, a year that we were forced to switch to survival mode and tested many of us in ways we never thought it […]
8 Years of Elephants at BEES On the 29th May 2012 our lives changed forever. We had spent many months meeting and endless hours speaking with elephant owners trying to encourage them to join our new more ethical approach to Elephant Tourism and allow us to retire their elephants under rental contract. Finally after what […]
Adoptions now available for any of our retired elephants. You might adopt for yourself, a family member or friend and show you care in a most meaningful way. By adopting one of our elephants you are helping ensure the best food, care and veterinary services are available. Above all that, a life of dignity and […]
On August 12th 2019, we celebrated our 7th World Elephant Day here at BEES. Recently, we have spent some time reflecting on the trials and tribulations of running a sanctuary and the complex issues surrounding captive ‘domestic’ elephants. We would not be where we are today without the help and support of many across the […]
Mae Dok Retirement: It truly has been awe-inspiring spending this time with Mae Dok and the observing the new found friendship that instantly sprung only a few short hours after Mae Dok stepped off the transport truck into her retirement home almost 2 months ago. In February we were preparing to bring an elephant named […]
Toys For Elephants – Helping To Further Enrich The Lives Of Elephants At BEES What an absolutely incredible way to start the New Year, building enrichment toys for elephants at BEES. Keeping in line with our mission to provide the best possible for the elephants in our care, we have been working on ways we […]
Visit From Myanmar Timber Enterprise – Sharing our experience Today we had a visit from Elephant Veterinarian, Dr Moe Win Tun and Camp Manager U Min Thet Swe from Myanmar who work for Myanmar Timber Enterprise. They came to visit Thailand for the Elephant Welfare Conference in Lampang and were interested in learning about how […]
NOVEMBER THE MONTH OF CHANGE FOR BEES November has been a month of change here at BEES Elephant Sanctuary. Some things have been renewed, we have rethought our approach to our visitor experience and we have a Lucky Draw for people that help us through donations. A NEW AND […]
June 1st 2018 marks BEES 6 year Anniversary of having elephants at BEES and Mae Kam’s 6 Years of retirement at BEES! The past 6 years have been filled with tears of happiness, sadness, fear, pain, anger, exhaustion, frustration and hope. It seems to be an endless cycle of emotions, an uphill battle, windy roads […]