Two elephants are released back to the wild. (Photo Courtesy of the Yok Don National Park) Dak Lak (VNA) -Two elephants have been released back to the wild in the Yok Don National Parkin the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak.
Vu Duc Gioi, Deputy Directorof the Environmental Education and Services Centre under the Yok Don NationalPark, said the two elephants are P’Lu, 60 years old and Bun Kon, 37 years old.
They were used totransport tourists at the Ban Don Ecological Tourism Site, run by the Anh DuongCo Ltd.
Animals Asia signed anagreement with the company to release the elephants.
Gioi said while livingat the Ban Don Ecological Tourism Site, the two elephants were weak and theirdigestive system was so bad.
“If they have to servetourists every day, their longevity will be short. Being released into natureand searching for food freely, their condition and health will improve,” hesaid.
In July last year,Animals Asia signed an agreement with the Yok Don National Park onelephant-friendly tourism.
Animals Asia willallocate 65,000 USD for the national park to implement the model until July2023.
Under the agreement,tourists will observe and study the elephants’ lives in their natural habitatin the national park.-VNA
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