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An Interview With Hero LEK CHALIART of Elephant Nature Park Sanctuary
Animals  (tags: abuse, activists, death, ethics, violence, elephants, Asian, Lek, Thailand, cruelty )

Echo
- 14 days ago - consciousmedianetwork.com
please watch this all the way thru and crosspost it. This woman has done heroic work helping tortured suffering elephants.
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Phuket Zoo Must Improve Standards or CLOSE ! TAKE ACTION !
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, zoos, Thailand, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife, suffering )

Cher
- 15 days ago - change.org
Phuket Zoo is a small zoo on the island of Phuket, in Thailand. It is situated on 12 acres of land and is privately owned and run, without Government support or intervention.
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Stop Lifelong Elephant Abuse in Thailand: Use Your Voice for Those Who Cannot ! TAKE ACTION !
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, elephants, Thailand, environment, protection, suffering, wildlife )

Cher
- 15 days ago - change.org
With elephant logging now illegal in Thailand, many owners look to the tourism industry for income. There are over 2000 working elephants in Thailand now with tour treks, as street beggars or performing in elephant circus shows. While it is fun and
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Forgotten Elephants
Animals  (tags: forgoten elephant, thailand, symbol of bravery, abused, street elephants, bangkok, cruelty )

Simone
- 107 days ago - lens.blogs.nytimes.com
Once the revered symbol of Thai culture, the backbone of industry and the protector of the country's sovereignty during war, elephants now wander the streets of Bangkok, reduced to providing rides for tourists and helping their owners beg for their next
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No Monkey Business: Thailand Launches Primate Birth Control
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, primates, birth control, Thailand, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 112 days ago - reuters.com
Thailand is trying to limit the number of monkeys that roam freely in the town of Lopburi after residents complained the primate tourist attractions are becoming more annoying, and aggressive.
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Thai Turtles Return to the Sea! Video!
Animals  (tags: animals, turtles, released, Thailand, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 121 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Hundreds of baby sea turtles have been released into the sea in Thailand in an effort to boost their population
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Illegal Trade in Endangered Asian Elephants Thriving Under Thai Loopholes
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, elephants, Thailand, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife, wildanimals )

Cher
- 123 days ago - ecoworldly.com
Current laws in Thailand make it easy for live elephants - including infant elephants stolen from their mothers in the wild - to be traded unscrupulously for "entertainment" purposes
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How To Put A Baby Elephant To Sleep
Animals  (tags: elephants, thailand, AnimalWelfare, habitat, wildanimals, protection )

Mimi
- 139 days ago - bravenewtraveler.com
One of the goals of Elephant Nature Park, an elephant sanctuary and rescue center near Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, is to gently influence the tourism market so that elephants that live naturally are more attractive to visit than elephant shows.
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Thailand Temple Lets Tourists Pet Tigers
Animals  (tags: animals, tigers, Thailand, temple, AnimalWelfare, AnimalCruelty, environment, protection, habitat, endangered, extinction, wildanimals, wildlife, suffering )

Cher
- 159 days ago - watchingthewatchers.org
We'd heard good things about it ... but those must have been dated. The temple was supposedly run by monks who took care of tigers, but now the tigers are taken care of by younger employees who seem think it's okay to kick them and drag them by their
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Thailand a Hub for Growing Illegal Ivory Trade
Animals  (tags: thailand, ivory trade, report, elephants massacred, authorities, loopholes )

Simone
- 175 days ago - wildlifeextra.com
Legal loopholes and insufficient law enforcement mean that Thailand continues to harbour the largest illegal ivory market in Asia, says a new report from the wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC. The report also raises concerns that legal provisions
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Thailand a Hub for Growing Illegal Ivory Trade
Animals  (tags: animals, ivory, illegal trade, Thailand, AnimalWelfare, killing, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 176 days ago - wildlifeextra.com
Legal loopholes and insufficient law enforcement mean that Thailand continues to harbour the largest illegal ivory market in Asia, says a new report from the wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC. The report also raises concerns that legal provisions
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Elephant-Size Loopholes Sustain Thai Ivory Trade
Animals  (tags: animals, elephants, ivory, Thailand, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, protection, killing, wildanimals, wildlife )

Cher
- 177 days ago - panda.org
Legal loopholes and insufficient law enforcement mean that Thailand continues to harbour the largest illegal ivory market in Asia, says a new report from the wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC
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The Street Dog That Changed Our Lives: The Story of One Family's Love for the Starving Animal Saved From a Thai Backstreet
Animals  (tags: thailand, rama, street dog, abused, rescued, charity, animal rescue organization, memoriam, kimcooling )

Simone
- 180 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
Ten years ago, the Mail told the heartwarming story of Kim Cooling and her husband Gary, who fell in love with Rama, a street dog, while on holiday in Thailand. Sadly, Rama recently passed away, but not before inspiring the couple to set up a charity.
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The Tiger Temple in Kanchanaburi, Thailand ( Photos )
Animals  (tags: animals, tigers, AnimalWelfare, Thailand, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife, wildanimals )

Cher
- 230 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
A collection of photos of tigers playing at the temple in Thailand.
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A GREAT DAY FOR ELEPHANTS!!
Animals  (tags: animals, elephants, export, suspended, Thailand, AnimalWelfare, environment, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 235 days ago - bornfree.org.uk
Born Free is delighted to report that the Government of Thailand has announced the suspension of international exports of elephants, a practice which has long caused serious concern among welfare and conservation experts.
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