Tourism and Civil Aviation of Nepal, urging him to end the abuse of animals at the Chitwan Elephant Festival, where elephants are beaten into submission and forced to race, give rides, and "play ...

At the festival, elephants are beaten into submission and forced to race, give rides, and "play" polo and football. Abraham noted in his letter that "Nepal is a nation I deeply admire," which ...

Human-elephant conflicts were once concentrated in the border village of Bahundangi in eastern Nepal, but the problem has since spread to other villages further west as a result of rapid ...