BANGKOK: Thailand's renowned elephant camps are battling to survive as the country's economic downturn and dwindling tourist ...

IIn the last century, Thailand has lost roughly 92 percent of its elephant population. Factors such as illegal wildlife trade ...

“This herb is excellent at clearing up haemorrhoids,” explains Atichart Chatpisitchaikul, or “Tong”, my guide at the ChangChill elephant camp in the hill country outside of Chiang Mai in ...

In another part of the camp, guests prepare and serve the elephants ... And then twice a year, on National Thai Elephant Day (March 13) and World Elephant Day (Aug. 12), the Anantara elephants ...

Ethical camps are few and far between but it's ... I'm helping with the morning poo pick-up at Elephant Valley Thailand, in Chiang Rai, my second port of call, three hours north east of Chiang ...

Technically a large island, Phuket is Thai for ... At Phuket Elephant Sanctuary, many of their charges were injured while chained at tourist riding sites or at logging camps.

The name ChangChill is an appropriate one: in Thai, ‘chang’ means elephant and ‘chill’ means relaxed. ChangChill is one of three elephant camps I experience on a two-week journey through ...

“This herb is excellent at clearing up haemorrhoids,” explains Atichart Chatpisitchaikul, or “Tong”, my guide at the ChangChill elephant camp in the hill country outside of Chiang Mai in northern ...