Shocking comparison photographs provided by Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand show how an elephant's back can become visibly damaged by a lifetime of carrying tourists Wildlife Friends Foundation ...

The report,'Bred to Entertain', examines the living conditions of 2,849 elephants across 236 tourism venues, a continuation of 15 years of research.

Earlier this month, a photo of Pai Lin made the viral rounds. The image of the septuagenarian female illustrated the dark and painful underbelly of elephant tourism in Thailand. The Asian elephant's ...

Over 40 Thai couples spiced up their Valentine's Day by tying the knot atop elephants on Monday at the Nong Nooch Tropical Garden in Thailand's Chonburi province. Couples kickstarted the marriage ...

CHONBURI, Thailand, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Reflecting Thailand's long association with the majestic beasts, couples riding elephants wearing traditional dress chose this Valentine's Day to exchange their ...

When the tourists who rode them disappeared from resort destinations, Thailand’s captive elephants, and their owners, went back to their birth villages, where finding enough food has been a struggle.

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Fifty-nine couples in Thailand got married while riding elephants on Sunday, in an annual Valentine’s Day mass wedding ceremony at a botanical garden in a province east of Bangkok.

Technically a large island, Phuket is Thai for “hill” and features lush landscapes, luxe resorts and party beaches that entice millions of tourists (and A-listers from Leonardo DiCaprio to Kim ...

Tim Bewer, 45, a Wisconsin native, has lived in Khon Kaen, Thailand, since 2007. Five years ago, Bewer, who contributes to Lonely Planet Thailand, and his wife, Suttawan Intarapanich, started Isan ...