Call to end rides after elephant’s death

Thousands of people have signed a petition against elephant-riding after an animal in Cambodia died after ferrying tourists to the famous Angkor Wat temple complex. It had been working in a 40C (104 Fahrenheit) heatwave. The tour operator has pledged to reduce elephants’ working hours until temperatures drop. But the petition asks authorities in the […]

Thousands of people have signed a petition against elephant-riding after an animal in Cambodia died after ferrying tourists to the famous Angkor Wat temple complex.
It had been working in a 40C (104 Fahrenheit) heatwave.
The tour operator has pledged to reduce elephants’ working hours until temperatures drop.
But the petition asks authorities in the Angkor region to ban elephant-riding outright.