BAN TA KLANG, Thailand (AFP) — Separated from their mothers, jabbed with metal hooks, and sometimes deprived of food — many Thai elephants are tamed by force before being sold to lucrative tourism ...

Some of Thailand's most influential elephant owners -- those who presumably benefit most from the Thai ivory trade -- have joined WWF in calling on the Thai prime minister to shut down the country's ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Buddhist monks in Thailand on Friday blessed twin baby elephants, one male and the other female, a week after their rare birth came close to being a tragedy. Their mother, Chamchuri, ...

Mary Jo DiLonardo is a Georgia-based writer and editor, specializing in wildlife, health, pets, and sustainability. Her work has appeared in publications including WebMD, Atlanta Magazine, and Ladies' ...

Thailand's most revered animal — the wild Asian elephant — has now become one of the country's biggest problems. Decades of deforestation and overdevelopment of natural habitat is pushing wild ...