New funding to end elephant rides at Vietnam tourism sites

A tourist poses for a photo when riding an elephant in a lake in Dak Lak Province in 2019. Photo by VnExpress/Tran Hoa

Dak Lak Province, home to Vietnam's largest elephant population, will aid tourism sites in ending elephant rides by 2026.

The provincial administration has agreed to spend VND55 billion ($2.2 million) to help local tourism sites become more elephant-friendly and end all riding services.

The fund, drawn from Animals Asia Foundation (AAF), will also be given to centers that care for elephants, Tran Xuan Phuoc, director of the Elephant Conservation and Wildlife Rescue Center, said Monday.

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