An elephant in the city

The main reason for bringing their elephants to City was that sufficient elephant foodstuff was not available in the keepers’ hometowns. The rangelands in the village have been cleared to make way for agriculture and plantations, Eucalyptus in particular, which is not elephant food. Also, insufficient income in their hometown was the second reason for bringing the elephants to the city. However, they visited not only Bangkok but also other big or tourist cities such as Ayutthaya, Chiang Mai, etc., and it is estimated that a third of domesticated elephants are involved in such businesses.