Elephants' migration to village brings new stressAs the coronavirus pandemic paralysed global travel and closed many tourist sites, Thailand's some 3,000 domesticated elephants have been unemployed. (AFP photo)MAE CHAEM, Chiang Mai: A thousand elephants threatened by starvation have journeyed through the hills of northern Thailand, making a slow migration home from tourist sites forced shut by the pandemic. As the coronavirus pandemic paralysed global travel and closed many of the parks in mid-March, however, some 3,000 domesticated elephants have been unemployed. While some sleep behind homes, most of the elephants remain in the forest at night, watched over by their mahouts. Conflicts between territorial elephants have also already been reported, with at least two injured in a fight, Theerapat added.

Source: Bangkok Post June 11, 2020 08:03 UTC