Kulen Elephant Forest

Kulen Elephant Forest
Founded2018
FounderDavid Piot
TypeOrganisation
FocusAsian elephant conservation
Location
MethodSpecies conservation, protection of forest, Environmental Education, Ecotourism
OwnerDavid Piot
Key people
Oan Kiry, general director.
Dan Koehl, elephant welfare director and advisory expert.[1]
Award(s)silver-level certification from Asian Captive Elephant Standards (ACES)
Websitehttps://www.kulenforest.asia
Elephant retirement park owner and co-founder David Piot and French photographer Philippe Alexandre Chevallier with the Kulen elephants browsing in the Kulen forest

Kulen Elephant Forest is a conservation organization founded in 2018 by David Piot, [2] The reserve, a 400-hectare elephant retirement park, was opened in December 2019, protecting the captive Asian elephants in Siem Reap Province in Cambodia, as well as protecting up to 1100 acres of protected forest inhabited by the former elephants of Angkor UNESCO World Heritage site.[3][4]

  1. ^ Olszewski, Peter. "Elephant audit gets thumbs up; Khmer Times". www.khmertimes.com.
  2. ^ K. Pratt, Mary. "Finding Sanctuary". www.khmertimes.com.
  3. ^ Rinith, Taing. "A haven for retired elephants; Khmer Times". www.khmertimes.com.
  4. ^ Hong, Raksmey. "Up close and personal with elephants; Phnom Penh Post". www.phnompenhpost.com.