The Wildlife Friends of Thailand (WFFT) rescue center is located 160 km south of Bangkok and rescues animals until they can return to the jungle. WFFT offers refuge to elephants that were used for logging but now beg for food in cities. The center also educates the local community about wildlife conservation through an educational center and planned school program. A forest restoration project aims to replant 30,000 trees in its second year to restore degraded forests near the elephant refuge and rescue center.