My animal's the Asian elephant. Elephants have always been my favourite animals - I don't really know why. But the Asian elephant really is endangered - there are less than 50,000 of them left in the world today!

Day 1

Tina: "We spent today exploring Chiang Mai, which is where we are staying. We all went to a tailor's to get fitted for a traditional Thai outfit. It was great fun, but also really difficult trying to choose from all the different, beautiful materials."

Jon: "We also went shopping in the Night Bazaar, to buy presents for the rest of the band. There are some great things to spend your money on here."

Day 2

Jo: "I had my first encounter with some elephants today at a WWF project. Although I was really nervous when I first saw them, they were actually very gentle. I then trekked with another elephant and a guide into the jungle to meet up with a Thai hilltribe. They were such friendly people and made me feel really welcome."

Day 3

Jo: "We spent today at the Thailand Elephant Conservation Centre and visiting some more of the elephant projects WWF funds. There was a really cute baby elephant that we all fell in love with. He was gorgeous. Elephant's have always been one of my favourite animals and I'm really glad I got to meet some - especially as they are so endangered and in need of our help!"

WWF's Work

No organisation has had a deeper long-term commitment to elephant conservation than WWF. They have been working to save elephants for more than 30 years and in 1994 spent some £2.2 million on 30 elephant-related conservation projects.

WWF works on long-term policies in Africa and Asia to minimise conflicts between elephants and humans.

Asian elephants generally live in forests, so projects to protect forests such as Xishuangbanna in China and The Royal Manas National Park in Bhutan are vital. In addition, WWF supports the Asian Elephant Conservation Centre in Bangalore, India and public ation of the Asian elephant newsletter - Gajah.