# Nouns Elephant Rescue, Featured on The Dodo

**TLDR;**

Unchained Elephants, a community dedicated to promoting elephant welfare in Asia, is on a mission to rescue a fourth elephant from dire conditions and relocate it to an ethical sanctuary, free from tourism exploitation. With the support of Nouns, this rescue can become a reality! 

Two of our elephant rescues have been featured on **The Dodo, The World's #1 Animal Brand**, with millions of views on their channels, with a third story currently in production. We have developed a strong relationship with The Dodo, which covers these amazing elephant stories on their channels (please read disclaimer below). Currently, we are exploring two different cases and organizing the logistics to make a 4th rescue happen.

Funding for the resuce: Proposed budget 38,700USD

**Lead by Unchained Elephants**

![Mongkoln a day after his rescue](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GQhAOV2aQAA_DvC?format=jpg&name=large)

**Introduction**

Unchained Elephants is a **web3 project** dedicated to improving elephant welfare by rescuing elephants from dire conditions and relocating them to ethical sanctuaries. Our mission includes educating travelers, establishing an education center, and using Blockchain to support these initiatives. Over the past 12 months, we've rescued three elephants—Kanoon, Kham Phaeng, and Mongkoln—whose stories have reached over 5 million viewers through media coverage, including features on The Dodo and Yahoo News. 

Although we are a web3 project, most of our community members and supporters come from web2 (80%), helping us crowdfund our rescue initiatives. On the web3 side, we have our hybrid collection on BASE, our token is $ELiZ, and for every 1.8M tokens purchased on the DEX, you get a unique NFT. As part of this cooperation and as a token of appreciation, we offer 1 NFT/1.8M $ELiZ tokens for each Noun holder.

To date, Unchained Elephants has donated $86,000 towards the care and rescue of three elephants, as well as the care of eight elephants during the pandemic when we started.

![Mongkoln a day after his rescue](https://i0.wp.com/unchainedelephants.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Docu-Series-2-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C2560&ssl=1)

**1 - Elephant Rescue Fund - Budget: 38,700 USD**

We are working on our 4th elephant rescue, the rescue date To Be Confirmed but within 1 to 2 months after receiving the funds, as the process of buying the freedom of an elephant takes meticulous preparation and coordination. In our previous rescues, we rallied our community to raise funds through traditional crowdfunding and sales of NFTs (80/20). This time, the goal will be to launch a fully web3 Elephant Noun rescue, currently we have 2 potential cases we are looking into it but there a lot of due diligence as well as preparation to relocate an elephant take up a few weeks. The most critical side is that we need to ensure that the rescued elephant will not be replaced by another, thereby fostering the elephant trade. We work with accredited elephant sanctuaries by World Animal Protection, so we carefully relocate the elephants to an accredited elephant sanctuary.

**Value Proposition to Nouns:**

We are supported by the Dodo as 2 our rescues have been featured on their channels and we are working with them on the video that features the 3rd rescue. We have established a relationship with them and based on the story we will be able to make get a featured video with on their channel.

 ** Disclaimer: We cannot guarantee outcomes as we do not control the publication process. However, there is a very high likelihood of success, provided that the narrative fits the intended direction of their stories.**

Our 1st Rescue of Kanoon (1.2M views on YouTube alone):  
- [YouTube Link to Kanoon's rescue](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LG7OGAAhYCw&t=2s)

Our 2nd Rescue of Kham Phaeng on X:  
- [X post by The Dodo](https://x.com/dodo/status/1841501672343806272)

Our 3rd Rescue, Mongkoln, soon to be featured on The Dodo:  
- [Instagram Reel of Mongkoln's rescue](https://www.instagram.com/reel/C855MhBqeKF/) 


During our rescues, we bring photographers and video crew to document the whole rescue.  

![Unchained Elephants Team and Elephant Sanctuaries](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GR8fz7BaMAA_Pwj?format=jpg&name=medium)

Additionally, as part of this donation, Unchained Elephants and the rescue team will deliver the following to raise awareness about Nouns and continue to proliferate:

✓ Prominent Logo Placement in the Main Videos 
✓ Custom Social Media Content
✓ Logo on the T-shirts during the rescue
✓ Dedicated video of the rescue with the Nouns logo
✓ Featured on all press releases 
✓ 1 Unchained Elephants 404/Hybrid NFT, equivalent to 1'800,000 $ELiZ tokens to each Noun unique holders to join our community *(Airdrop on January 23rd /2024 as per our vesting allocation & unlocks) - snapshot taken the date the proposal gets approved.
✓ Set up a physical version of the Noggles at the sanctuary with a plaque telling the story of the Nouns DAO & the rescue

**Budget Break down: 38,700 USD**

- Buying the elephant's freedom - 30,000 
- Elephant Transportation - 1,500 
- Transportaion UE Team (5) - 2,300
- Transporation Sanctuary Team (3) - 700 
- Film & Photo Crew (3)- 3,000
- Food & Accommodation (12) - 1200

![Mongkoln a day after his rescue](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GYt6SDlacAA4q6W?format=png&name=900x900)
*[Image source: The Phuket News](https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-expats-drive-crypto-animal-welfare-rescue-first-elephant-89726.php)


**Impact of Sponsoring an Elephant Rescue**

Sponsoring an elephant rescue Unchained Elephants brings profound and multifaceted benefits:

1. **Direct Contribution to Welfare:** Your sponsorship directly funds the rescue and relocation of elephants from dire conditions to ethical sanctuaries, ensuring they live in a safe and nurturing environment.   
2. **Raising Awareness:** These rescues educate viewers about elephant mistreatment in captivity, promoting ethical alternatives to shift public perception and behavior. Your support helps amplify this critical message, reaching millions and fostering a deeper understanding of ethical tourism and conservation.   
3. **Inspiring Action:** UNCHAINED showcases powerful rescue stories to inspire global audiences to support conservation and ethical tourism, advocating for animal welfare and driving positive change.   
4. **Catalyzing Change:** Through compelling storytelling and advocacy with the support of the **NOUNS**, we aim to influence and transform elephant/animal tourism practices, encouraging a more humane and sustainable approach.   
5. **Community Engagement:** The rescue initiatives foster online and offline engagement by encouraging discussions, supporting ethical sanctuaries, and contributing to conservation efforts. Your sponsorship encourages community involvement and inspires others to participate in these meaningful activities.   
6. **Media Impact:** The broad media coverage and viewership of the rescue amplifies the message of the **NOUNS**  with elephant welfare, reaching diverse audiences and creating a significant impact.   
7. **Emotional Connection:** Being part of a rescue mission allows Nouns Holders to form a personal connection with the rescued elephants, witnessing their transformation and knowing they played a crucial role in their journey to freedom and happiness. 

By supporting an elephant rescue, you play an integral role in driving awareness, inspiring action, and creating lasting change for elephant welfare, ethical tourism and eventually helping us opening our own Elephant Sanctuary

Together, let’s make a lasting difference in elephant welfare and rewrite their story for a brighter future with Nouns! 🐘

- **Relevant Links About Our Work:**
  - [The Dodo - Kanoon](https://x.com/dodo/status/1840760906168316185)       
  - [The Dodo - Kham Phaeng](https://youtu.be/XUCW7qge4YI)
  - The Dodo - Mongkoln: …COMING SOON…    
  - Mention on Forbes:  [How NFTs Can Still Unlock Value For Your NonProfit](https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesnonprofitcouncil/2024/05/01/how-nfts-can-still-unlock-value-for-your-nonprofit/?sh=3ccd935b4354)       
  - Mentions on Yahoo News: [Support for Mongkoln Rescue](https://au.news.yahoo.com/mission-to-rescue-baby-elephant-from-grim-existence-inside-cage-at-tourist-park-221051563.html) & [Support for Kham Phaeng](https://au.news.yahoo.com/race-against-time-to-purchase-42k-thai-elephant-in-really-bad-shape-064323362.html)  
- **Social Media Links:**
  
  \*[X](https://x.com/unchainelephant) \*[Website](https://unchainedelephants.com/) \*[Multichain NFTs](https://nft.unchainedelephants.com/) \*[Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/unchainedelephants/) \*[LinkeIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/unchained-elephants) 


Recipient Address
unchainedelephants.eth / 0xA6c6322B69FE8f85983ef537Eff1bcC21aC00a1c 

Sponsorship Budget Request: 
38,700 USD

Outcome: DEFEATED