Elephant rides were prohibited due to the outbreak of Coronavirus. The ban was imposed on March 18 and mahouts since that has been suffering and struggling to earn their bread and butter.

One of five elephants which tourists ride around Jaipur is blind. All of them have injured or weak legs and most are probably suffering severe psychological problems, traumatised by abuse in ...

The last time I rode an elephant, it was 2004, on an usually hot April day even for India. I was in Jaipur doing the first time visitor’s tour of the city so my friend Nicole and I mounted an ...

About 100 elephants carry tourists along the 1km path up the hill to the fort. It is a steep climb on hard cobbled stones. The combined weight on the elephant’s back of two tourists, the mahout ...

Elephant rides are a popular feature at many tourists spots in Jaipur, including Amber Fort “It’s a positive sign, but the fight is still on. People don’t come to Jaipur for elephants.

Nearby at Jaipur’s Amber Fort, elephants are still hauling visitors up steep inclines in the blistering heat, a practice that India’s local animal rights activists are working to stop.

Friday, Dec 22, 2023. New Delhi o C. Games ...