out around $5000.00 elephants in total live in thailand today with around $3000.00 of them in captivity. nina orphaned brassicas a danish biologist she advises elephant camps on how to combine 2 or isn't better with animal welfare she thinks that in a perfect world elephants would be free not held in captivity but the reality is a different one in thailand now it's about maintaining certain basic standards at least. so good welfare can easily be done in a riding camp if you provide the elephant with aid enough good enough water enough rest and and otherwise free from discomfort also. knowing whose name means number one in the thai language is the star among the elephants in the town it has the longest tusks of all the elephants. the camp has been his home for over 20 years. prior to that he lived in