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White Elephant

            Asian elephants and their mahouts (elephant trainer/caregiver) on the Mekong River in Laos.  It has been estimated that the country had well over a hundred thousand elephants over a century ago.  In fact, the old name for Laos was "Lan Xang," meaning "land of a million elephants."  The country's previous flag had a three headed white elephant on it (a traditional symbol of strength and unity in Lao culture).  Today, due to poaching and habitat loss, the elephant population numbers less than a thousand.  Conservation work is being undertaken by the WWF (World Wildlife Fund) as well as independent elephant sanctuaries such as this one.  Ironically enough, there is a fundamental disagreement between the WWF and these elephant sanctuaries in their approach to conservation.  WWF accuses these sanctuaries of exploiting elephants for tourism purposes, while the sanctuaries feel that putting elephants in a protected area is impractical and ultimately a losing battle as poaching and habitat loss continues to take their toll on the population.
   

Taken on: March 2, 2024

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