GTAEF (The Golden Triangle Asian Elephant Foundation)

The Golden Triangle Asian Elephant Foundation is a charitable foundation caring for elephants and their mahout families in the Mekong region. It works to give the elephants in human care a safe environment suited to their natural way of life, while looking after the wellbeing of the mahouts and their families. The foundation also takes part in strategic projects across Southeast Asia aimed at improving conditions for elephants in human care.

Its research and education work includes study tours, virtual trips and research grants that build scientific understanding of elephants. The foundation is also involved in wild elephant conservation, focusing on turning conflict between people and elephants into coexistence and protecting wildlife habitat, particularly in Cambodia. It is based at Chiang Saen in Chiang Rai province.