Sateesh Venkatesh In Myanmar, elephants have worked in the timber-logging industry since the 1800s, but thousands are retiring. Government elephant camps around the country are now working to figure out what to do with the aging animals, since releasing them into the wild comes with many challenges. I recently visited one of the country’s private […]
I visited a nursing home for retired lumberjack elephants in Myanmar — here’s what it’s like to care for aging elephants every day
Sateesh Venkatesh In Myanmar, elephants have worked in the timber-logging industry since the 1800s, but thousands are retiring. Government elephant camps around the country are now working to figure out what to do with the aging animals, since releasing them into the wild comes with many challenges. I recently visited one of the country’s private […]