Thread: Norwegian Elephant Friend in Flood Devastation

Norwegian Elephant Friend in Flood Devastation
27.10.2010


Per Arne Granbo with one of his beloved elephants before the flood hit.

Today, Saturday, Norwegian Per Arne Granbo made his way back through the water floods to his beloved elephants at the Royal Elephant Kraal and Village in Ayuttaya where he works and lives as a volunteer. He arrived to find the situation catastrophic.

Per Arne Granbo says to ScandMedia, that the flooding has forced the people at the Royal Elephant Kraal and Village to perform a rescue mission and move 92 elephants to safer grounds a couple of kilometres away.

The people themselves have had to find shelter with friends in the area.

And Per is worried about the future of the elephants.

“I feel that I am an adopted part of the elephant village, and we really need everyone’s support,” he says.

The floods are a tragedy as well as an economically disaster for people all over Thailand.

Also for the elephants and people at Royal Elephant Kraal and Village in Ayuttaya.

“Every day the Kraal loses money. Money they ill can afford to lose. As per today the amount reaches more than ½ million Baht, and the Thai government gives no support,” says Per Arne Granbo.

Therefore he urges everyone to look deep in there pockets to help his beloved elephants with a donation.

“The elephants are Thailand's heritage. The history goes back nearly 5000 years.

From being more than 100.000 elephants 100 years ago, we are now down to less than 4.000.

Wild and domesticated,” Per Arne Granbo says with regret.

If you want to help the elephants in Ayuttaya, you will find all details how to donate on the web-site elephantstay.com

scandasia.com

That's sad.

Package: 1 PERSON
looks great place . . . the costs:

PACKAGE: 1 PERSON
3 DAYS/2NIGHTS 12,000 baht
7 DAYS/6 NIGHTS 21,000 baht
14 DAYS/13 NIGHTS 39,200 baht
28 DAYS/27 NIGHTS 75,600 baht

Package: 2 PEOPLE:
3 DAYS/2NIGHTS 22,500 baht
7 DAYS/6 NIGHTS 40,000 baht
14 DAYS/13 NIGHTS 77,000 baht
28 DAYS/27 NIGHTS 145,600

Package: 2 FAMILY 2 ADULTS, 1 CHILD 12 YEARS AND UNDER:
3 DAYS/2 NIGHTS 28,500 baht
7 DAYS/6 NIGHTS 54,000 baht