Joint elephant health camp in Sauraha, Nepal

Abstract

The National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC), Nepal in conjunction with pachyderm researcher, Dr. Michelle Szydlowski, and the Katie Adamson Conservation Fund, completed an elephant health camp in the area surrounding Chitwan National Park in November of 2022. The NTNC is the primary manager of ~33% of the protected areas within Nepal, and is tasked with research, anti-poaching support and building capacity within local communities (NTNC 2019). This collaboration is part of an ongoing partnership between the NTNC and funding bodies. The organisations previously teamed up with the World Wildlife Fund, Wildlife Veterinarians International and other entities to build the first wildlife hospital within Nepal. The hospital opened in 2020.