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Angkor Wat Implements Elephant Ride Ban Cambodia’s most famous tourist attraction, Angkor Wat, will ban elephant rides around the ancient temples, beginning next year. After pressure from animal rights groups, the temples’ management group decided to stop offering elephant rides to tourists. To start the initiative, two of the 14 elephants that lived and worked…
Saves Travel News Share Aug 20, 2019 • 1 min read Baby elephant. Image by darkroomillusions / CC BY 2.0 When rescuers from the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (DSWT) arrived in the remote Milgis Lugga region of Kenya to airlift an abandoned baby elephant to its sanctuary, they discovered two orphaned ostrich chicks keeping him…
Kenya’s Elephant Conservation Efforts In great news for elephant conservation, Kenya’s elephant population has more than doubled from 1989 to today. The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) announced this development at an event at Amboseli National Park to mark World Elephant Day 2020, which is heartwarming, as Africa currently has only 500,000 elephants, compared to 1.3…
Increased awareness of the harm that riding elephants can cause these remarkable animals has led to Thailand’s elephant tourism industry pivoting to offer “gentler” interactions. However, amid claims by animal welfare groups that all interactive experiences can be problematic, a growing number of global tour operators no longer include them on trips. Consequently, what options…
iBestTravel: Sanctuary for Orphaned Wildlife in Nairobi National Park The Importance of iBestTravel iBestTravel plays a crucial role in the conservation of orphaned elephants, rhinos, and giraffes, providing them with care and rehabilitation. The sanctuary aims to mimic their natural habitat, allowing the animals to thrive and eventually return to the wild. Meet the Residents…
Ethical Elephant Tourism in Thailand My most shameful moment as a traveler occurred in Thailand. On my first backpacking trip at the age of 20, I sought out an elephant sanctuary in the Golden Triangle region of Northern Thailand, hoping to see an elephant up close. I assumed “sanctuary” meant it was a refuge for…