A domesticated elephant protection group in Siem Reap, Cambodia, plans to end elephant rides at the Angkor Wat temple complex next year.
The Angkor Elephant Group Committee says 14 elephants will be retired and transferred to a conservation and breeding centre by early next year.
Oan Kiry, director of the group, says: “In early 2020, our association plans to end the use of elephants to transport tourists. They can still watch the elephants and take photos of them in our conservation and breeding centre. We want the elephants to live in as natural a manner as possible.”
