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This page contains resources for the media: high-resolution photo downloads with background information. More resources are available on request.

For a quick way to see what we do, you may like to take a photo tour through our activities. For a deeper look into our methods for elephant training and management, please explore the navigation bar.

Young elephants playing. Click here for a high-resolution download.

Tourists enjoying a shower by an elephant at the village of Sauraha in Chitwan, Nepal. Click here for a high-resolution download.



Available on This Page

High-resolution photo downloads. The images on this page are available for downloading in a resolution of 300 dpi, with file sizes of about 2 to 3 MB, and with background information on what is happening in each photo. These photos may be published free of charge in the media on the conditions that the context refers to WEPA, the photo credit given in the download is included, and WEPA is informed about the publication. To download, please click the link below the photo.

Available on Request

Further background information, such as detailed reports on previous activities, can be provided on request.

Interviews for TV, radio, magazines, newspapers, and online media can be done with us in the following languages: English, French, Dutch, Finnish, Nepali, and Tharu.

HDVD footage on our elephant training and other activities is available on request, subject to a payment to be discussed case by case.

Photos appearing on any of the other pages of this website, besides this page, are available to the media subject to an ordinary payment for the publishing rights. All of the photos can be obtained in a resolution of 300 dpi and in file sizes up to 30 MB. The payment to be charged for publishing is discussed case by case.

For any of the above, please contact us at:


Helena Telkänranta, Director of WEPA. Click here for a high-resolution download.


Training a young elephant to turn on a cue by using the Positive Learning Method. Click here for a high-resolution download.

Elephants carrying tourists in Chitwan, Nepal. Click here for a high-resolution download.

Two of the key trainers involved in the international co-operation: Chandra Man Tamang, Head of the Hattisar (government-owned elephant stable) at Bardia, Nepal, and Dr. Andrew McLean, Head of Science and Training of WEPA. Click here for a high-resolution download.


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