THAILAND

Elephant handlers protest in Ayutthaya

Sunthon Pongpao, Published on 22/09/2013

» A large group of elephant handlers and their animals gathered at Ayutthaya Historical Park in Ayutthaya province Sunday to protest the government's plan to transfer supervising authority for domesticated elephants from the Provincial Administration Department to the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNWPC).