#229 Kerri McCrea: Kindred Spirit Elephant Sanctuary

Kerri McCrea studied zoology at Queen's before moving to Thailand in 2013.    Since then, she and her Thai-Karen husband Sombat have set up their own elephant project called Kindred Spirit Elephant Sanctuary which works with local communities to bring elephants home to the forest and away from a life of work in the tourism industry.   In today’s episode we talk about: Kerri’s love for animals from a young age The career path of a Zoologist Why she moved to Thailand to set up an elephant sanctuary What it like living in a hill-tribe village The impact COVID has had on the ‘elephant industry’ And the greatest challenges/successes she’s faced along the way   Check it out!   https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/kerri-mccrea-kindred-spirit-elephant-sanctuary