Elephant rides to stop at Cambodia’s biggest attraction

Cruel elephant rides at a famous temple in Cambodia are now coming to an end.

The overworked group of 14 elephants will no longer be forced to work at Angkor Wat, where over 2.5 million international tourists visit each year.

They will be transferred to a conservation and breeding centre by early 2020, the The Angkor Elephant Group Committee confirmed

In full: https://metro.co.uk/2019/06/08/elephant-rides-stop-cambodias-biggest-attraction-9871921/

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