This report analyzes the evolving role of elephants in an increasingly technological Thai society. With the rise of technology and the decline of their traditional roles, elephants and their keepers, mahouts, are in danger of losing their place in Thailand. Our project goal was to study the changing roles of elephants and their keepers and propose solutions that will help maintain the importance of elephants in Thai culture. We found that current efforts to both eliminate elephants in Bangkok as well as give them a place to go have been met with limited success. We have provided recommendations on how to improve these efforts.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Silva, Emily M.
• Wyatt, John F.
• Alegbeleye, Laura-Ashley A.
• Tremblay, Ty N.

Subject

• Culture
• Sustainability
• Community

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-030410-230224

Palavra-chave

• Wildlife conservation
• Sustainability
• Multiculturalism

Advisor

• Jayanta, Siripastr
• Servatius, Brigitte
• Robertson, Thomas B.

Year

• 2010

Center

• Bangkok, Thailand Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Roong Aroon School

Date created

• 2010-03-04

Localização

• Bangkok

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright