Thai Tourist Trade Contributing to Burma Elephant Trafficking
Something to consider if you're vacationing in Thailand: This new video from the
Ecologist Film Unit takes a look at how the Thai tourist trade's promotion of
elephant tourism
is contributing to baby elephants being captured in Burma (their
parents often killed in the process), smuggled into Thailand, and then
cruelly broken in to ready them for trekking, wildlife parks and other
tourist destinations. Only one-in-three baby elephants actually survives
the journey and breaking in process.
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