Kindred Spirit Elephant Sanctuary is an award winning elephant foundation located in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Visit/Volunteer
Join us for an experience of a lifetime!!! Do you LOVE elephants and want to help bring them home to the forest, improve their welfare and contribute to their conservation? Do you like being immersed in new cultures and providing better opportunities for minority groups? Then we want to hear from YOU!
Elephant Research Internship
Elephant Research interns are expected to work Monday-Friday with the weekends free to explore. Every morning will be spent hiking to our elephants, collecting data on their natural behavior as well as assisting the staff with any visitors or volunteers. The afternoons will consist of data entry and completing project work with some evenings being spent giving talks and presentations on elephant research or conservation to create awareness and educate our guests. This internship is an exciting opportunity for any current or recently graduated science university students who want more work experience or anyone with an interest in research or collecting data in the field. Applicants must have at least some previous data collection experience, but a small amount of training will be provided on arrival.
Photography/Marketing Internship
A photography intern’s days will be varied, mostly you will be hiking with the elephants, taking high resolution photos to help us with our social media but will sometimes be needed to go to the school or stay in the village to get some community shots. You will also be given a project to work on during your stay, helping to run our social media, as well as helping the staff with any visitors or volunteers. This is a great experience for any photography or marketing students or graduates who need more experience in the field or anyone with an interest in or experience of photography. All interns must provide their own equipment to bring with them.