Posted on 09/09/2022 5:28:19 PM PDT by nickcarraway
In the northeastern village of Ban Ta Klang in Thailand, Siriporn Sapmak starts her day by doing a livestream of her two elephants on social media to raise money to survive.
The 23-year old, who has been taking care of elephants since she was in school, points her phone to the animals as she feeds them bananas and they walk around the back of her family home.
Siriporn says she can raise about 1,000 baht (S$38) of donations from several hours of livestreaming on TikTok and YouTube but that is only enough to feed her two elephants for one day.
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A person reading this article from just 25 years ago would be scratching their heads. What is this Tik Tok and YouTube they speak of? What is livestreaming?
I was lucky to ride an elephant in Thailand. Beautiful creature.
She should have chickens instead. If they are out of work you can eat them.
I think elephants are also made of meat...
They are beautiful. Much of my house decor is elephants.
True, but I think having one living in my back yard would violate Homeowners Association rules.
Nice! I bet it’s beautiful
Edwin Wiek, founder of Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand, estimates that at least a thousand elephants in Thailand would have no “proper income” until more tourists return.
The plight of unemployed elephants, who knew?
I hope someone in Thailand opens an elephant sanctuary where they can be safe and well fed. I contribute to the Sheldrick Animal Sanctuary in Africa, stated by Dame Daphne Sheldrick, a Brit who lived in Kenya. She died but her work is carried on by Sheldrick Animal Sanctuary with contributions from others. And elephants, rhinos, zebra, even warthogs in trouble are rescued by the wonderful Kenhan keepers.
My daughter gave me young female Thamana’s adoption for my birthday. Cost $100. I send them another hundred for this year. And will again.
The point is, wild animals can be fed and kept safe by any and all people with the will and the funds to do so. I hope these lovely Thai animals find such friends too.
Don’t they stomp everything?
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