The Wildlife Friends Foundation of Thailand took to Instagram to share this image of two elephants of Thailand, which were employed for Thailand's trekking for more than 2 decades.
Coimbatore: An image of an elephant with deteriorated skin has gone viral on social media and has evoked a need to preserve wildlife.
The Wildlife Friends Foundation of Thailand took to Instagram to share this image of two elephants of Thailand, which were employed for Thailand's trekking for more than 2 decades.
The image showed the retrograding skin, damaged tissues and spine with irrevocable physical impairment of elephants due to constant exposure to heavyweight. It noted that these elephants were forced to carry a heavy seat of which six people at a time along with a mahout ride on the elephant.
Pai Lin and Boon Chuey are two elephants rescued by the WFFT team from such a devastating situation and are now in the free wild with a broken back.
In this accordance, as per the wildlife census, India is home to about 27,000 Asiatic elephants which is declining at an alarming rate. Out of the total population, India has about 2,675 captive elephants according to an RTI filed by animal welfare activist Antony Rubin in 2019, which are subjected to various works including tourism and temple fests.
According to wildlife experts, unlike wild jumbo, captive elephants are most likely to acquire such physical damage as they are forced to do laborious activities.
In the recent image shared by the WFFT, it suggests tourists call off riding on elephants and support wildlife.
The Wildlife Friends Foundation of Thailand took to Instagram to share this image of two elephants of Thailand, which were employed for Thailand's trekking for more than 2 decades.
The image showed the retrograding skin, damaged tissues and spine with irrevocable physical impairment of elephants due to constant exposure to heavyweight. It noted that these elephants were forced to carry a heavy seat of which six people at a time along with a mahout ride on the elephant.
Pai Lin and Boon Chuey are two elephants rescued by the WFFT team from such a devastating situation and are now in the free wild with a broken back.
In this accordance, as per the wildlife census, India is home to about 27,000 Asiatic elephants which is declining at an alarming rate. Out of the total population, India has about 2,675 captive elephants according to an RTI filed by animal welfare activist Antony Rubin in 2019, which are subjected to various works including tourism and temple fests.
According to wildlife experts, unlike wild jumbo, captive elephants are most likely to acquire such physical damage as they are forced to do laborious activities.
In the recent image shared by the WFFT, it suggests tourists call off riding on elephants and support wildlife.