In Thailand, the elephant is a culturally sacred animal and even featured on the provincial seal of the Surin province. Now an animal with such significance is living in squalor. This is mostly a modern consequence of an ancient tradition of Kui spirit men catching and training elephants for
We all know that elephants the most powerful land creatures in the world. But there’s a lot we don’t know – like that whole idea that elephants love peanuts? Completely false. Or that their size makes them fearless? Nope, they avoid trees that have ants crawling on them.
If you were over 30 years old and weighing in at between 5,000 and 10,000 lbs – wouldn’t you want to spend all day with the girls, grazing on more than 2,000 acres? The Elephant Sanctuary offers just that for fourteen elephants – both Asian and African – who are
In Northern Thailand, a beautiful movement is growing. Since the 1990’s, Elephant Nature Park has been providing a sanctuary to elephants rescued from street begging, logging, and various tourism based activities. And it’s about time someone did it! Elephants have been on the decline over the past decades;
Kudos’s to Prince William and his lovely bride to be, Kate Middleton. Not only are they having the wedding of the year on April 29, 2011, lined with all the pomp and prestige that anyone could ever want, but they have not forgotten about those outside the party, including all
Riding an elephant in the tropical rain forest can be an unforgettable adventure. Sharon Lloyd Spence takes us on a journey with Queen Tong alongside the Maekok River in the north of Thailand. Elephants have a unique way of greeting each other. They rumble, flap ears, entwine trunks. Scrambling out