ナショナルジオグラフィックのインスタグラム(natgeo) - 5月28日 06時37分

Photos by Kirsten Luce @kirstenluce | Scenes from Maetaman Elephant Camp in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Here we witnessed liberal use of bullhooks during and after performances and during elephant rides. We also met a four-year-old female elephant named Meena that was kept on a spiked ankle chain. Her handler (mahout) uses a nail pressed into her face to guide her while she paints pictures for tourists.
This location is particularly interesting because the owners also run a new outfit called “Elephant Eco Valley,” a lush green area where a handful of elephants roam free and visitors observe them from raised boardwalks. It's a more expensive experience and is typically marketed to ethically-conscious tourists. There are no rides offered or bullhooks visibly used. However, visitors have no idea that the very same elephants also work next door at Maetaman Elephant Camp.
For the June 2019 issue, writer @natashaldaly and I traveled the world to learn about wildlife tourism and the suffering that goes on behind the scenes. Our intention is not to shame tourists who have had these encounters but to arm our readers with information that will help them identify potentially abusive situations for animals.
To learn more, read the story at natgeo.com/wildlifetourism and follow @world_animal_protection, a nonprofit that works to raise help animals in the tourism industry.

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