118 protesters, led by the group ‘Animal Rising’, have so far been arrested at Aintree for actions that disrupted the races in support of animal welfare concerns.[1] It is reported that they were arrested for criminal damage and public nuisance. This post will not seek to question the morality of their acts, but rather the shaky legal grounds for arrest. […]
Elephant Sanctuaries: Safe or Reckless?
The Mondulkiri Project: Cambodia My third and final experience with elephants was near the rural town of Mondulkiri, in the north east of Cambodia. Picturesque rolling hills dominate the landscape, much of it converted to field and farmland such that you could almost imagine that you were in the UK. The dark red soil betrays its exotic location, as does […]
Wild Elephants on the Kinabatangan River
The Cruise My second experience with elephants was in the wild rainforests of Borneo. I had travelled to Sukau in Sabah, on the north eastern edge of Borneo, through which runs the Kinabatangan river. A few rustic resorts lie along the bank of this river. One of them, The Sukau Rainforest Lodge, is designated a National Geographic Unique Lodge of […]
Elephant Encounters: Part One
Elephants have always held a special place in human culture; deified and honoured in equal measure. Interwoven with this acknowledgement of their beauty and intelligence, there has been a dramatic contradiction in how they have been treated.
