Thai Elephants

Thai elephants are actually Indian Elephants, though a slightly smaller breed than the ones in India proper. No longer common in the wild, numerous elephant farms exist and recently the Thai government has cut down drasticly on private ownership of elephants to the point where they are now a rarity on the city streets. Many have been relocated to elephant farms for rehabilitation or sent to roam free on reserves in the north of the country. There are still many working elephants in forestry, and the tourism sectors.