Happy Elephant Care Valley, in Chiang Mai, Thailand is about to embark on a landmark agreement to transition to become a truly elephant-friendly venue. This move will end all contact between tourists ...

Day after day around the world, countless elephants suffer a bleak existence in the name of tourism. From living sad, unnatural lives in captivity to being worked to exhaustion and treated cruelly by ...

A group of Thailand tourists had quite the experience during their visit to Khao Yai National Park last month when they encountered a friendly bull elephant who attempted to sit on top of their car.

In 2017, World Animal Protection, along with various travel industry leaders, presented a business case to a group of about 15 elephant camps in Thailand. The international animal welfare organization ...

A tourist on National Elephant Day in Thailand. oneclearvision/Getty Images Suju Kali is a 50-year-old elephant in Nepal who has been carrying tourists for over 30 years. Like many elephants I ...

The adorable video of the infant elephant took place at a sanctuary in Mae Wang in Thailand’s Chiang Mai province in late March. The 60-second clip shows the young calf affectionately playing with ...

While the ethics of holding animals in captivity is a hotly debated topic, the Smithsonian’s Elephant Trails community is a great case study for the benefits of zoos. The spacious elephant barn is ...

For the folks who live near Khao Yai National Park in Thailand, it’s not unusual to spot a friendly elephant every once in a while. In fact, there’s a 27-year-old male elephant who is well known in ...