Two more domesticated elephants sent to Yok Don National Park to participate in eco-friendly tourism

On March 20, Mr. Pham Tuan Linh, Director of Yok Don National Park (Dak Lak), said that the unit had just received two domesticated elephants into the park's natural forest to take care of them, find food, and participate in a friendly tourism model - no elephant riding.

According to Mr. Linh, these are 2 The latest domesticated elephant to join the Animals Asia-funded program to promote elephant-friendly tourism and improve the welfare of domesticated elephants in Dak Lak province.

Elephant Y Khun is taken care of semi-wild in Yok Don National Park.

Information from Animals Asia tell me these 2 elephants including: female elephant Ta Nuon (40 years old), previously owned by Mr. Y Khu (Krong Na commune, Buon Don district). The owner of Ta Nuon is still the person directly taking care of this elephant in the new model at Yok Don National Park. The second elephant is male elephant Y Khun (45 years old), previously owned by an elephant owner in Lak district, about 100 km from Yok Don National Park.

To date, Animals Asia has provided welfare interventions for 12 domesticated elephants, of which 8 are participating in the elephant-friendly experience model at Yok Don National Park. When participating in this tourism model, elephants no longer have to carry tourists as before, but instead are free to roam and search for their favorite food in the natural forest, thereby helping the elephants improve their health.

Domesticated elephants participate in eco-tourism model - no elephant riding in Yok Don National Park

At the same time, with the friendly tourism model, tourists will be able to see elephants, learn about elephant habits in the wild, ensuring that elephants' health and activities are not affected...

Aiming for an elephant-friendly tourism model, since mid-February, Buon Don Suspension Bridge Tourism Center (Dak Lak) has been encouraging elephant owners and local people to stop elephant riding services. With the message "I stop riding elephants, I laugh with elephants", the center only organizes services such as taking pictures with elephants, feeding elephants, bathing with elephants... Although revenue has decreased compared to when the elephant riding service was still available, according to this unit, the elephant-friendly tourism model has been widely responded to by local people and tourists.

Previously, the Dak Lak Provincial People's Committee approved a grant from Animals Asia worth more than VND55.4 billion (equivalent to USD2.43 million) to support the transition from elephant riding tourism to elephant-friendly tourism in the area.

Currently, in Dak Lak, there are 37 domestic elephants, including 20 female elephants and 17 male elephants; concentrated in Buon Don and Lak districts.

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