INQUIRIES & RESERVATIONS
July 21, 2024
Published by Elephant Safari Park & Lodge at July 21, 2024
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Deddy and Camila. Credit: Supplied In 1996, Bali-based Australian tour operator Nigel Mason and his Indonesian wife Yanie travelled to Way Kambas National Park, a state-run elephant sanctuary in south Sumatra, the biggest island in Indonesia, to acquire animals […]
June 13, 2024
Published by Elephant Safari Park & Lodge at June 13, 2024
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Riding elephants is one of the most controversial activities in the tourist industry,
with concerns over whether load carrying is physically harmful. Here, we used an empirical approach
to test how carrying loads up to 15% of the elephant’s body mass affected gait parameters.
June 13, 2024
Published by Elephant Safari Park & Lodge at June 13, 2024
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How tourist camp activities affect individual elephant welfare is an important
and highly debated topic. Saliva and fecal samples were collected monthly for 1 year from 44 female
Asian elephants that participated in three programs (saddle-, bareback-, or no-riding), and analyzed
for glucocorticoids (GC) and immunoglobulin A (IgA).
June 13, 2024
Published by Elephant Safari Park & Lodge at June 13, 2024
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There is considerable concern about the welfare of elephants used for education,
research, and entertainment purposes in western zoos and Asian tourist camps, and whether captive
venues meet the needs of these highly social and intelligent animals. Therefore, it is important to
conduct studies to determine how factors in the captive environment affect animal welfare both
positively and negatively.
June 13, 2024
Published by Elephant Safari Park & Lodge at June 13, 2024
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Elephant camps are among the most popular destinations in Thailand for tourists from many
countries. A wide range of management strategies are used by these camps, which can
have varied impacts on health and welfare of elephants.
July 21, 2024
Published by Elephant Safari Park & Lodge at July 21, 2024
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Deddy and Camila. Credit: Supplied In 1996, Bali-based Australian tour operator Nigel Mason and his Indonesian wife Yanie travelled to Way Kambas National Park, a state-run elephant sanctuary in south Sumatra, the biggest island in Indonesia, to acquire animals […]
June 13, 2024
Published by Elephant Safari Park & Lodge at June 13, 2024
Categories
Riding elephants is one of the most controversial activities in the tourist industry,
with concerns over whether load carrying is physically harmful. Here, we used an empirical approach
to test how carrying loads up to 15% of the elephant’s body mass affected gait parameters.
June 13, 2024
Published by Elephant Safari Park & Lodge at June 13, 2024
Categories
How tourist camp activities affect individual elephant welfare is an important
and highly debated topic. Saliva and fecal samples were collected monthly for 1 year from 44 female
Asian elephants that participated in three programs (saddle-, bareback-, or no-riding), and analyzed
for glucocorticoids (GC) and immunoglobulin A (IgA).
June 13, 2024
Published by Elephant Safari Park & Lodge at June 13, 2024
Categories
There is considerable concern about the welfare of elephants used for education,
research, and entertainment purposes in western zoos and Asian tourist camps, and whether captive
venues meet the needs of these highly social and intelligent animals. Therefore, it is important to
conduct studies to determine how factors in the captive environment affect animal welfare both
positively and negatively.
June 13, 2024
Published by Elephant Safari Park & Lodge at June 13, 2024
Categories
Elephant camps are among the most popular destinations in Thailand for tourists from many
countries. A wide range of management strategies are used by these camps, which can
have varied impacts on health and welfare of elephants.
