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“Wildlife conservationists estimate that the Asian elephant will be extinct in many parts of its natural range (including Thailand) within 50 years. One of the reasons for this impending tragedy is unwittingly touched upon by Hancocks � elephants require a lot of space to exist in a natural environment. The need and the desire of humans for productive farmland and forest products produce a conflict with wildlife, and the result is predictable. In Thailand there are now more elephants working in tourist camps or used by their owners to beg for money on city streets than there are in the wild.” - theage.com.au

Tags: Conservation, forest products, Thailand