Elephants stand behind a fence, serving as a tourist attraction near Namuang Waterfall on Koh Samui in Thailand© Margarita Young/Shutterstock.com Ethical tourism has been gaining traction for years.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – An animal welfare group is calling for an end to elephant captivity at the ABQ BioPark Zoo, citing stress indicators like bobbing and swaying in its recent campaign to end zoo ...

This research examines over 15 years of data collected to see if environments for captive elephants have improved over time The findings concluded that 69% of elephants used in the tourism industry in ...

DEBATE? A NEW LAWSUIT AGAINST THE PITTSBURGH ZOO AND AQUARIUM, AN ANIMAL RIGHTS GROUP, IS DEMANDING THE RELEASE OF ITS ELEPHANTS. THE NONHUMAN RIGHTS PROJECT ALLEGES THE ELEPHANT SPACE IS, QUOTE, ...

Elephants are the largest land animals on Earth, with immense strength, thick skin, and powerful tusks. Few predators would dare challenge one. But in rare and often strategic circumstances, even ...