Visitor programmes on sustainable elephant care in Ayutthaya

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Tourism programs in Ayutthaya focus on sustainable elephant care amid ongoing concerns about animal welfare within Thailand's tourism industry. Experts are promoting responsible tourism that ensures the well-being of elephants.

Footage of tourists interacting with elephants in Thailand’s tourism industry has frequently drawn criticism over animal welfare concerns.  At one of the country’s best-known elephant attractions, the Royal Kraal Village in Ayutthaya province, American mahout Lexi Zamrzla shares insights from eight years of caring for elephants there, while the village’s general...