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Retire Amer Fort Elephants and End Rides, Pleads World Animal Protection on Occasion of World Wildlife Day | ||
New Delhi, Delhi, India On the occasion of World Wildlife Day, World Animal Protection, an animal protection organization, is pleading the government of Rajasthan and the Ministry of Environment and Forests to end elephant rides in Amer Fort in Jaipur and retire the elephants to a wildlife friendly sanctuary. Recently, a Russian tourist was attacked by an elephant in Amer Fort in Jaipur. Keeping in mind human safety, as illustrated by this sad incident, it is urgently recommended to initiate the retirement of old and sick elephants and promote the existent alternative ways of getting to Amer Fort like jeeps and electric and battery powered vehicles.
Elephant being ridden in Amer Fort in Jaipur Shubhobroto Ghosh World Animal Protection
“Elephants live in herds in the forest and do not belong in Amer Fort in Jaipur. Many of them are stressed, representing a threat to human safety in the premises. The riding elephants of Jaipur deserve better than to provide entertainment to tourists. We are calling upon the government of Rajasthan and the Ministry of Environment and Forests to end this cruel spectacle of elephant rides and retire the elephants to a wildlife friendly sanctuary. World Animal Protection is willing to facilitate this process in whatever capacity we can,” said Mr. Gajender Kumar Sharma, Country Director, World Animal Protection in India.
Elephant in Amer Fort Shubhobroto Ghosh World Animal Protection
There are approximately 82 elephants in Amer Fort in Jaipur right now, giving rides. Surveys conducted by Animal Welfare Board Of India in 2018 and Project Elephant, Ministry of Environment and Forests, in 2020, state that the current situation with regard to the Amer Fort elephants is untenable. The Project Elephant, Ministry of Environment and Forests, report of 2020, recommends phasing out elephant rides in Amer Fort in Jaipur.
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Shubhobroto Ghosh, |
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