Elephant Research

Activism or Paternalism?
Elephant-based tourism is nothing new. The older backpackers among us will remember the streetwalking elephants of Bangkok, a common sight in the 1990s and early

Congratulations, You Boycotted an Elephant Camp! Now what happens?
The guiding principles of responsible tourism have shed light on many exploitative aspects of the tourism industry. From human trafficking associated with orphanage tourism and community dependency brought upon

In Defence of Elephant Tourism
It would be difficult to find a sector of the tourism industry more polarising than Asian elephant tourism. For thousands of years Asian elephants have

The Need for Science in Elephant Based Tourism
The human-elephant relationship has been established for thousands of years. Elephants areas ubiquitous in southeast Asian cultures as horses are in Western cultures. But an

Why Elephants in Captivity Suffer from Sore Feet
Women across the world understand the pain that comes with wearing a new pair of high heels. Any person who spends all day standing at