Ethical tourism has been gaining traction for years. One of the attractions that has consistently made headlines for all the ...

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Years of giving rides to tourists in Thailand have considerably damaged the back of an old elephant, photos show. For 25 years, Pai Lin, now around 71 years old, was forced to carry as many as six ...

Shocking comparison photographs provided by Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand show how an elephant's back can become visibly damaged by a lifetime of carrying tourists Kelli Bender is the Pets ...

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So they turned to Thailand's flourishing tourism industry, a burgeoning sector of amusement parks offering elephant rides and performances. A tamed elephant can now fetch up to $80,000, a colossal ...

Over 40 Thai couples spiced up their Valentine's Day by tying the knot atop elephants on Monday at the Nong Nooch Tropical Garden in Thailand's Chonburi province. Couples kickstarted the marriage ...

In the last century, Thailand has lost roughly 92 percent of its elephant population. Factors such as illegal wildlife trade, deforestation, and human-animal conflict have led the Asian elephant to ...

After 14 months without income from tourism, and COVID cases rising, Thailand’s captive elephants face prolonged peril. Three elephants roam in a new free-range area of Maesa Elephant Camp, in Chiang ...

In the northeastern village of Ban Ta Klang in Thailand, Siriporn Sapmak starts her day by doing a livestream of her two elephants on social media to raise money to survive. The 23-year old, who has ...

Elephants stand behind a fence, serving as a tourist attraction near Namuang Waterfall on Koh Samui in Thailand© Margarita Young/Shutterstock.com Ethical tourism has been gaining traction for years.