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Mixed fates for captive elephants sent back to villages amid Thai tourism collapse
by Carolyn Cowan on 1 April 2021
With tourism collapsing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2,700 captive elephants used for tourism purposes in Thailand faced a crisis.
Many elephants and their keepers trekked back to their owners’ native villages, where it was hoped they could forage naturally. Others remained in camps, often in chains and with fewer staff to care for them.
The welfare of elephants in villages depends greatly on the amount of intact forest available to them. But experts say welfare monitoring is difficult.
Campaigners are calling on the Thai government and tourism industry to make systemic changes to improve conditions and reduce the number of elephants used for tourism.
AYUTTHAYA: Dozens of elephants were treated to a fruit banquet on Saturday in the country’s ancient capital, continuing an annual event that has been a big draw for foreign tourists in the hope they will return soon.
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AYUTTHAYA, Thailand, March 13 Thailand held a fruit banquet for dozens of elephants in the ancient capital Ayutthaya today, continuing an annual event which has been a big draw for foreign tourists in the hope they will return soon and revive the key tourism industry. The feast marks the.