Even elephants are out of work: With few foreign visitors because of the coronavirus, commercial elephant camps and sanctuaries in Thailand lack funds for their upkeep. So, more than 100 elephants were sent trudging many miles home.
Since last month, more than 100 of the animals have marched from all over Chiang Mai to their homeland of Mae Chaem, which is dotted with villages where members of the Karen ethnic minority live and traditionally keep elephants.
Her group promotes settling elephants where they can live alongside villagers in sustainable eco-friendly communities. It believes the animals are abused at many high-profile tourist attractions. He and his wife agreed to bring their elephants back to her village because they could no longer shoulder the monthly expenses of close to 200,000 baht for rental of land and facilities, salaries for handlers — known as mahouts — and food. Elephants eat as much as 300 kilograms a day of grass and vegetables.They convinced some other owners to make the 150-kilometer trek on foot with them.
“These elephants have not had a chance to return home for 20 years. They seem to be very happy when arriving home, they make their happy noises, they run to the creek near the village and have fun along with our children,” Sadudee said.
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