Animal tourism, which includes activities such as wildlife viewing, petting zoos, and animal rides, has gained popularity in recent years. However, this rise in interest has also sparked ...

But regardless of how innocuous a tourism experience appears, she said, “an elephant is always still a wild animal.” Trick-performing elephant acts are mostly frowned upon these days ...

And they can snap at any threat or stressor they perceive, even a well-meaning tourist. "Elephants are wild animals. … They are kept in captivity, having been brutalized into submission," McNair ...