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Cambodia to Ban Elephant Rides at Angkor Wat
柬埔寨2020年起禁止骑大象,让动物回归大自然
Angkor Wat (吴哥窟), one of Asia’s most famous tourist 1 (attraction), is taking a major stand for animals.
Following pressure from animal activist groups, Apsara, the management authority for the Angkor Archaeological Park in Cambodia (柬埔寨) announced this past June that it would ban elephant rides at Angkor Wat in early 2020. So far, some parts of the process for this transition 2 (begin).
Local media the Khmer Times reported that on November 15, two elephants at the park 3 (relocate) to the nearby community forest.
“The elephant is a big animal, but it is also gentle. We don’t want to see the animals being used for tourism activities anymore,” said Long Kosal, an Apsara press representative. “We want them 4 (live) in their natural surroundings.” He added that the twelve remaining animals would be set free to the same forest by early next year.
In 2016, an elephant named Sambo died at Angkor Wat,