So cute!! Very nice video!! I was there in November and I'm going back in a few weeks. Thanks for posting. I can't wait to see the ele's again. Just a suggestion: are you able to put the website up in your description for people to visit and educate themselves?
An elephants back is actually its weakest point. Most backs are structured to only be able to max out healthily at 200-250lbs. You factor in the howdah weighs approximately 100lbs, then two or more average sized people...you do the math.
Most people go for trekking because they don't know any better. It's a catch 22 though. Ex-logging elephants need to work to earn money or they're often left to die.. I guess that's where ENP needs to spread its message. Surin is catching on....
Therealanimale, you can tell yourself they're happy, but that's what you want to believe because you need to feel comfortable. Elephants used in tourism, as well as logging, are often horribly exploited, not fed properly, made to work long hours, and beg in the off season. They are enslaved often by people who are also poor and enslaved. Free elephants, like free people, are happy. Most "working" elephants are slaves of human beings. It's a joy to watch the unchained roaming elephants here.
Fantastic. I done elephant ride in Chiang Mai way back in '92.
But that was not for the faint hearted...if I see the trips now, it is nothing compared to what paths they lead the elephants back then. Moving at the side of abysses, crossing wild water rivers, etc.
We taped some on S-VHS, which was the only way to tape back then. I will put it on Youtube, but I have to figger out how.
The elephant ride was so dangerous we were scared at some moments. And we were thrillseekers back then!
Candyann22 means that elephants in 'conservation centres' all over Asia must carry many tourist every day, but in the Nature Park in Chiang Mai they get a good life! So it is a bit strange that you post something about elephant trekking on a Nature Park video!
The trekking elephants with tourists on their back have the best life an elephant could ever have.
The ones we rode on were even let loose in the evening, in the forest.
Nothing compared to a life behind bars in som zoo, or being shot as a wild elephant becaurse human expands his territory and thinks all other life must die to make room for his kind.
Off course, carrying around tourists is better than being in a tiny zoo or being shot, but behind the things you see by these elephant rides is many cruel. The elephants are beated to just do their job. And would you like to walk the same boring route, day after day, hour after hour?
The company I was in (very good lifelong friends, two brothers, me and my brother) are concious enough to notice when we rode an animal that was being mistreated, by mahouts that were not correct to their animals. That's the way we are. And the route we walked was in 1993. It was a whole lot longer, more adventurous (and much more dangerous) than the short and save touristic routes walked by the elephants now. An elephant doesn't care about the route, all it wants is to eat and drink properly!
You cannot think in human patterns and translate that to the way of thinking of an elephant. Everybody who loves animals, will make sure he doesn't reward a mistreating owner of such an animal. At least, I hope we all will try. Thank you.
How would i go about getting into this kind of volunteer work? I would LOVE to do something like this but in the future as im still at school and about to go to collage. Anyone have any info? Thanks x
So cute!! Very nice video!! I was there in November and I'm going back in a few weeks. Thanks for posting. I can't wait to see the ele's again. Just a suggestion: are you able to put the website up in your description for people to visit and educate themselves?
littlefurballs 1 year ago
An elephants back is actually its weakest point. Most backs are structured to only be able to max out healthily at 200-250lbs. You factor in the howdah weighs approximately 100lbs, then two or more average sized people...you do the math.
Most people go for trekking because they don't know any better. It's a catch 22 though. Ex-logging elephants need to work to earn money or they're often left to die.. I guess that's where ENP needs to spread its message. Surin is catching on....
Gazgogs111 1 year ago
Therealanimale, you can tell yourself they're happy, but that's what you want to believe because you need to feel comfortable. Elephants used in tourism, as well as logging, are often horribly exploited, not fed properly, made to work long hours, and beg in the off season. They are enslaved often by people who are also poor and enslaved. Free elephants, like free people, are happy. Most "working" elephants are slaves of human beings. It's a joy to watch the unchained roaming elephants here.
evelynjoyce 2 years ago
If u knew how elephants were put to work in for instance the logging industrie, carrying some tourists on their back is a breeze for a grown elephant.
I know there are stories about the seats hurting their back, but hey...not all elephant owners are that stupid.
Therealanimale 2 years ago
Fantastic. I done elephant ride in Chiang Mai way back in '92.
But that was not for the faint hearted...if I see the trips now, it is nothing compared to what paths they lead the elephants back then. Moving at the side of abysses, crossing wild water rivers, etc.
We taped some on S-VHS, which was the only way to tape back then. I will put it on Youtube, but I have to figger out how.
The elephant ride was so dangerous we were scared at some moments. And we were thrillseekers back then!
Therealanimale 2 years ago
Wow, I can't believe you are posting on elephant nature park videos about going trekking....
Candyann22 2 years ago
Well, that disbelieve is probably caused becaurse of your very low wow factor;)
Therealanimale 2 years ago
Its not the wow factor, its the stupidity factor.
Candyann22 2 years ago
Whatever u want to call yourself Candyann:)
Therealanimale 2 years ago
Candyann22 means that elephants in 'conservation centres' all over Asia must carry many tourist every day, but in the Nature Park in Chiang Mai they get a good life! So it is a bit strange that you post something about elephant trekking on a Nature Park video!
M8T12B93 2 years ago
Why?
The trekking elephants with tourists on their back have the best life an elephant could ever have.
The ones we rode on were even let loose in the evening, in the forest.
Nothing compared to a life behind bars in som zoo, or being shot as a wild elephant becaurse human expands his territory and thinks all other life must die to make room for his kind.
Therealanimale 2 years ago
Off course, carrying around tourists is better than being in a tiny zoo or being shot, but behind the things you see by these elephant rides is many cruel. The elephants are beated to just do their job. And would you like to walk the same boring route, day after day, hour after hour?
M8T12B93 2 years ago
The company I was in (very good lifelong friends, two brothers, me and my brother) are concious enough to notice when we rode an animal that was being mistreated, by mahouts that were not correct to their animals. That's the way we are. And the route we walked was in 1993. It was a whole lot longer, more adventurous (and much more dangerous) than the short and save touristic routes walked by the elephants now. An elephant doesn't care about the route, all it wants is to eat and drink properly!
Therealanimale 2 years ago
You cannot think in human patterns and translate that to the way of thinking of an elephant. Everybody who loves animals, will make sure he doesn't reward a mistreating owner of such an animal. At least, I hope we all will try. Thank you.
Therealanimale 2 years ago
thank you!
nubdawg 3 years ago
How would i go about getting into this kind of volunteer work? I would LOVE to do something like this but in the future as im still at school and about to go to collage. Anyone have any info? Thanks x
xxLeannePx15xx 3 years ago
Now THIS is what I call a real elephant show!! Why can't people decide to go watch this instead? I mean it's good for the soul!!!
SavetheAsianElephant 3 years ago
By the way, there are over 40 elephants there now! They're growing, just like the babies like Aura, Pupia and Hope!
journeyman47 3 years ago
Great video! Thanks for helping to spread the word about the Park. Keep it up!
~A 2008 volunteer alumni
PS Yes, that was me last month posted below... I went and had a fantastic time!
journeyman47 3 years ago
Awesome! I'm going there in two weeks to volunteer and can't wait! Thanks for the great video... and your description. Spread the word!
journeyman47 3 years ago
And one more thing, do abotons on people but save the animals
asher99 4 years ago
I love this thank you for posting.
MYLANNZ 4 years ago