Shannon Vesledahl – Elephant Rescue

Elephant Nature Park is a Thailand elephant conservation project. They have been involved in hundreds of rescues and sustain a natural home for many this endangered species.  The park is a non-profit and aims to protect and encourage a natural existence for elephants and other animals that have been innocent victims of abuse and exploitation. Volunteers and visitors can help heal the scars.  Listen in as Andy and Dave interview Shannon Vesledahl, large animal surgery tech at the U of M, about her time in Thailand volunteering at the Elephant Nature Park.

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