Elephant Tourism in Nepal: Historical Perspectives, Current Health and Welfare Challenges, and Future Directions

Elephant Tourism in Nepal

An examination of elephant tourism in Nepal, tracing its development from the 1960s to the present and exploring the health, welfare, conservation, and ethical challenges surrounding captive elephants. The book also considers the roles and perspectives of NGOs and international organizations and examines ways to improve collaboration around elephant welfare.

Key Features

• Traces the history of elephant tourism in Nepal
• Examines the development of tourism involving captive elephants
• Explores elephant health and welfare challenges
• Assesses the needs and welfare status of tourism elephants
• Discusses the connection between captive elephant welfare and wild elephant conservation
• Examines traditional and modern uses of elephants in human activities
• Covers elephants used for transport, forestry, rescue, and anti-poaching work
• Explores the roles of NGOs and international organizations
• Examines different ethical approaches to elephant health and welfare
• Considers organizational motivations and cultural norms
• Uses an ordinary-language and ethics framework to examine complex welfare issues
• Discusses challenges to cooperation between organizations
• Explores potential approaches for improving collaboration and welfare practices
• Connects animal welfare, conservation, tourism, and ethics
• Useful for students and researchers in animal welfare, conservation, tourism, and related fields