Alfred & Adam Kesterholt

Adam Kesterholt is Chief Operating Officer of MandaLao Elephant Conservation. He comes from the from United States where he learned to love the wilderness and respect wildlife at a young age. After gaining a degree in environmental science, He worked with NGO’s in Rwanda and Uganda before coming to Laos for the first time in 2013. He believes conservation-based tourism programs will play a key role in in protecting and rebuilding the Asian elephant population.