This is the heartwarming moment a stranded wild elephant was rescued from a reservoir in southern Thailand. The five-tonne ...

This is the heartwarming moment a stranded wild elephant was rescued from a reservoir in southern Thailand. The five-tonne ...

Over the years, many of Phuket’s so-called elephant sanctuaries have become abusive and cruel — but not all. Here’s our guide to five of the good ones.

Thailand has nearly 3,800 domesticated elephants, most kept in camps. There are fears that many will suffer during what is expected to be a time of prolonged severe economic hardship.

The male elephant, known in Sri Lanka as Muthu Raja, or Pearly King, and as Sak Surin, or Mighty Surin, in Thailand, was flown directly from the South Asian island nation's capital to Chiang Mai ...

BANGKOK, Thailand — The millions thrown out of work in Thailand by the coronavirus include elephants dependent on tourist money to feed their voracious appetites. With scant numbers of foreign ...

BANGKOK — More than a decade ago, it was common for elephant owners to take their animals into Thailand’s cities and beg in the streets. Other elephants were put to work by illegal loggers ...

BANGKOK — A well-known elephant sanctuary in Thailand appealed for help on Friday after torrential flash floods forced the evacuation of about 100 elephants.

Elephants are a common sight on the streets of Baan Ta Klang village, in Thailand. Here, a mahout rides his elephant past a sculpture of a mythical, multiheaded elephant in February.

A Thai elephant keeper stands next to an elephant during Thailand's National Elephant Day celebration at Nong Nooch Tropical Garden in Pattaya, Thailand, which was celebrated on March 13, 2022.

An ailing elephant that Thailand had presented to Sri Lanka more than two decades ago returned to his native land for medical treatment Sunday following ...

But for many owners, just keeping them fed is now a more urgent concern. Feeding an elephant can cost as much as $40 a day — more than three times the minimum daily wage in Thailand.