Victoria Falls, located on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe was once popular for elephant rides but no longer offers the adventure [Courtesy] In 2005, travel writer Jayne Rose Gacheri joined a ...
Quick Take Indonesia successfully completed a nationwide ban on elephant riding for 100 captive animals. The elephants in captivity will now partake in ethical tourism. Elephants used for riding in ...
Surveying elephants is hard, risky work. Dedicated biologists have been doing this challenging task across Africa for decades. Systematic surveying started in the late 1960s but has been sporadic, as ...
Elephants stand behind a fence, serving as a tourist attraction near Namuang Waterfall on Koh Samui in Thailand© Margarita Young/Shutterstock.com Ethical tourism has been gaining traction for years.