Earlier this month, a photo of Pai Lin made the viral rounds. The image of the septuagenarian female illustrated the dark and painful underbelly of elephant tourism in Thailand. The Asian elephant's ...

Suju Kali is a 50-year-old elephant in Nepal who has been carrying tourists for over 30 years. Like many elephants I encounter through my research, Suju Kali exhibits anxiety and can be aggressive ...

Victoria Falls, located on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe was once popular for elephant rides but no longer offers the adventure [Courtesy] In 2005, travel writer Jayne Rose Gacheri joined a ...

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Travel companies are discontinuing unethical encounters with elephants. Carnival Corporation is the latest to ditch elephant rides, bathing, and feeding. "Carnival Corporation previously sold ...

A California-based animal welfare group is protesting the Texas Renaissance Festival’s elephant rides, citing alleged past evidence of abuse by one of the elephants’ handlers. Animal Defenders ...

Animal rights activists linked this incident to significant psychological distress experienced by the elephant. A female elephant, named Gouri, used for tourist joy rides in Rajasthan, India, attacked ...

Thousands of children and lightweight adults have taken *** baby elephant walk at the Omaha Zoo. She stops automatically for people and who they walk with is Connie and owner Frank Thompson. Frank's * ...

In this eye-opening video, we take a closer look at the realities behind elephant rides, often seen in wildlife tourism ...

Bali Zoo has ended its elephant ride attraction for tourists, saying the move prioritizes animal welfare and complies with a ...

On July 17, 1955, Disneyland, the first Disney theme park and the only one created under the direction of Walt Disney, was opened to the public in Anaheim, Calif. On June 9, 2005, this original Dumbo ...