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Where Can You Ride Elephants

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Intrepid works with places like Elephant Valley Thailand Mahouts Elephant Foundation MEF and Boon Lotts Elephant Sanctuary BLES three of the high welfare venues doing great things for captive elephants. Habarana is located 210km north east from Colombo and is the transit point of the large herds of wild elephants at the National Parks of Minneriya and Kaudulla. Riding Elephants In Thailand South East Asia Travel What country can you ride elephants. Where can you ride elephants . If you are looking for deeper interaction or want to support these gentle Asian giants these are places to go. There are many wildlife safaris you can go on across Asia and Africa where you can see elephants in their natural habitat. To get the bottom of the matter lets take a closer look at two different types of elephant riding. It is also becoming popular in some regions of Africa. Beyond Vietnam elephants are used for tourist rides or treks in a jamboree of other nations including India Sri Lan...

Why Are Elephants Endangered

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The Asian elephant was listed as Endangered under the US. Because these tusks are sold for a great fortune the killing of African elephants have become tantalizing. Sumatran Elephant Species Wwf There are a few main reasons on why elephants are endangered. Why are elephants endangered . Most elephants are illegally killed to take their ivory tusks. Due to the viscous poaching of Asian Elephants for their highly valuable tusks the Asian Elephant species is endangered. In 2012 the Sumatran elephant was changed from Endangered to Critically Endangered because half of its population has been lost in one generationa decline that is largely due to habitat loss and as a result human-elephant conflict. Habitat destruction is a major reason why Asian elephants are endangered. There are a couple of main reasons why elephants are endangered illegal killing of them and the destruction of their habitat. Sumatra is currently experiencing heavy deforestation. Half of their popul...