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Trekking to Ranipuram hills halted on wild elephant presence Published - August 23, 2024 07:09 pm IST - Kasaragod The Hindu Bureau ...

Pai Lin, the elephant shown on the left, was rescued after more than 25 years in the trekking industry. Now 71, she lives at the WFFT's sanctuary, where she can roam free.

They are not domesticated animals and are taken from the wild and kept in awful conditions,” he said. An elephant wearing a howdah is tied to a tree awaiting the next ride in Thailand, 2019.

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In a recent Newsweek article, Ms Jones said: “Pai Lin had a long, hard life. “She was used for elephant trekking, as a street begging prop, and in the logging industry for many years. She was ...

"She was used for elephant trekking, as a street begging prop, and in the logging industry for many years. She was forced to carry a heavy howdah— [a type of] seat—with up to six tourists in it.