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“A mahout chains an Asiatic elephant at Gorumara national park, about 85 km (53 miles) north of the northeastern Indian city of Siliguri,” - Yahoo! News Photos

“A mahout casts a net from his elephant in Thailand’s Ayutthaya province, about 80 km (50 miles) north of Bangkok” - Yahoo! News Photos

“This was just one of the many elephant camps they visited as part of their training programme in elephant management and all of them in one voice said it was a great learning experience. They also had many tales to recite at the concluding session of the programme held on the Museum premises here on Thursday.” - Newindpress

“An elephant, Mangalamkunnu Ganapathy, which was brought for the Aswathy vela at the Pirayiri Ayyappan temple here on Tuesday attacked its first mahout, Balakrishnan of Kundukattil veetil in Kinavaloor, who was seriously injured.” - Newindpress.com

“The Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle and the Golden Triangle Asian Elephant Foundation recognise that in rescuing street elephants, it is important to take the mahouts off the streets as well.” - the star

“I am going to become a mahout, to learn to drive an elephant. We trek along overgrown jungle paths towards the river where the elephants have slept. This is all part of the Anantara Resort and Spa’s 160-acre grounds. It’s located near the historic town of Chiang Saen in the heart of the hill country where Burma, Laos and Thailand converge and where the Mekong river forms a natural border.” - Times Online

“Despite government efforts, mahouts continue to illegally bring elephants into the Thai capital Bangkok.” - IAR Global News

“For the third year running, the State is being converted into a mass grave for captive elephants and their mahouts.” - Newindpress

“The Elephant Lovers’ Association submitted an eight-point recommendation at the meet convened at the Collectorate conference hall here on Friday by the district administration to check the harassment of elephants by mahouts and owners during the coming festival season.” - Newindpress.com

“Trudging the city streets with a hungry four-tonne elephant at your heels is not a job for everyone.” - National Post

“Elephants understand up to 40 different commands. But one thing you can’t order them to do is to respect you. To win their trust, you must prove yourself worthy. And that means getting up at 4AM to clean the stables and feed them a breakfast of freshly cut grass.” - Hefty responsibility

“Trudging the city streets with a hungry four-tonne elephant at your heels is not a job for everyone.” - Reuters

“Mahouts in Jharkhand have hit upon an ingenious way to feed their elephants and also run their families - using the animals to extort money from vehicles on national highways.” - Hindustan Times

“But 24 hours after he was saved, the tusker and his mate were back with their tormentor thanks to the staff at the Forest Department.” - NDTV.com

“Animal rights activists on Thursday swung into action to relieve a cow elephant from the clutches of her mahout after he was found using the pachyderm for seeking alms from passersby at Nigdi. The Nigidi police were summoned at the spot where the mahout was forcing the elephant to beg. ” - The Times of India