Thailand has begun using a birth control vaccine on elephants in the wild to try and curb a growing problem where human and animal populations encroach on each other—an issue in areas where farms ...

In Thailand, Asian elephants demonstrate remarkable adaptability in their feeding behaviors when encountering challenges.

Thailand is using a birth control vaccine on elephants in the wild to try and curb a growing problem where human and animal populations encroach on each other. It's an issue in areas where farms ...

Separated from their mothers, jabbed with metal hooks, and sometimes deprived of food — many Thai elephants are tamed by force before being sold to lucrative tourism sites increasingly advertised as ...

In an undated handout photo, an elephant in Thailand. Isan Explorer, a private tour operator, recently changed the elephant portion of their tours to emphasize the animals’ well being. (Handout via ...

'After the Forests: Thailand's Captive Elephants and Their People' by Nikki Savvides. Source: Vivid Publishing, used with permission. Elephants are magnificent sentient beings with legendary memories ...

The fully-grown animals are being trained to teeter across reinforced ropes in front of hordes of tourists at the controversial Safari World on the outskirts of Bangkok.Trainers make the elephants ...

Experiments show Asian elephants are able to deny their impulses and choose a more rational course of action to solve problems. The post Elephants think before they act and resist impulsive behavior ...

Global efforts to tackle the surge in elephant poaching have been given a much-needed boost in Thailand in recent weeks, thanks to an innovative public awareness campaign run by WWF-Thailand and the ...

The Thai Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (TSPCA) has warned of severe penalties for people who harm or threaten wildlife following an incident in which a retired government official ...