The argument goes that to deter people completely from elephant riding would mean a lot of elephants ... has become the most talked-about attraction in Laos; and this in a country that has more ...

A man rides on an elephant during the Elephant Festival in a tributary of Mekong River in northern Lao province of Xayaboury, on Feb. 22, 2020. The annual Elephant Festival lasts from Feb. 22 to ...

The remainder will be relocated through the end of 2019. Elephant rides are ubiquitous throughout Cambodia, as they are in Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos. In recent years, a seismic shift has begun to ...

Cambodia has long come under fire from animal rights groups for ubiquitous elephant rides on offer for tourists, also seen in neighbouring Thailand, Vietnam and Laos. The elephants are broken in ...

Cambodia has long come under fire from animal rights groups for ubiquitous elephant rides on offer for tourists, also seen in neighbouring Thailand, Vietnam and Laos. The elephants are broken in ...

A trip to MandaLao elephant camp is a different experience to visiting a typical elephant camp in Laos or Thailand. There are no elephant rides. No circus tricks. No evening elephant dances.

Some 160 travel companies have already committed to stop selling tickets to or promoting venues offering elephant rides and shows ... be identified in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Nepal ...