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Wednesday, 30 December 2020

How Covid has plunged Asia's captive elephants into fresh crisis

Stripped of tourism money, keepers in India and Thailand are struggling to keep their elephants alive

It has been a tough year for many, and for the elephants at Elefanjoy sanctuary in Jaipur, India, it has been no exception. As the pandemic hit in March, the country imposed a strict nationwide lockdown, and the sanctuary’s dozens of elephants could no longer take their 30-mile daily walks, vital for stretching their legs and aiding digestion.

Health problems began to set in, worsened by a glum mood that beset human and other animal inhabitants of the sanctuary.

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