She walked in front of the elephant when it took one of its tusks and gored her to death, reported the Thai Examiner. She was rushed to a local hospital, where she later died from a head injury.

A "panic-stricken" elephant killed a Spanish tourist while she was bathing the animal at a sanctuary in southern Thailand, police said on Monday. The 23-year-old woman was hit by the stressed ...

Owners and operators of wildlife tourism attractions, from high-end facilities such as Dolphin Quest in Hawaii to low-end monkey shows in Thailand, say their animals live longer in captivity than ...

"The vast majority of sanctuaries in Thailand, Sri Lanka ... even a well-meaning tourist. "Elephants are wild animals. … They are kept in captivity, having been brutalized into submission ...

A Spanish tourist is dead following an incident involving an elephant at an animal sanctuary in Thailand. According to translated reports from Spanish newspapers El Mundo and El Pais ...

She later died in the hospital. Her death has renewed concerns over Thailand's booming elephant tourism industry, which animal rights groups have long criticised as unethical and dangerous.

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A woman was killed by an elephant at a venue in Thailand touted as an ethical sanctuary, shining a light on the morality of tours that involve the animals.

“The vast majority of sanctuaries in Thailand, Sri Lanka ... even a well-meaning tourist. “Elephants are wild animals. … They are kept in captivity, having been brutalized into submission ...

The Phang Nga Tourism and Sports Office did not immediately ... According to the nonprofit World Animal Protection, Thailand is home to 15% of the 52,000 Asian elephants currently living in ...