{"id":11685,"date":"2025-01-07T11:37:44","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T11:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitaltradecenter.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/07\/spanish-woman-killed-by-elephant-in-thailand-while-bathing-animal-police-say\/"},"modified":"2025-01-07T11:37:44","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T11:37:44","slug":"spanish-woman-killed-by-elephant-in-thailand-while-bathing-animal-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitaltradecenter.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/07\/spanish-woman-killed-by-elephant-in-thailand-while-bathing-animal-police-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish woman killed by elephant in Thailand while bathing animal, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm5lzlong00g626padv3p7437@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            A Spanish woman was gored to death by an elephant while bathing the animal at a sanctuary in southern Thailand on Friday, according to local police.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm5lzmm2m0008356mz2r8v5bg@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Bathing elephants at animal sanctuaries is a popular activity for tourists in Thailand, which is home to both wild and domesticated populations.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm5lzmm2m000b356m8ixmib45@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Elephants, Thailand\u2019s national animal, have seen their wild population decline in recent decades due to threats from tourism, logging, poaching and human encroachment on elephant habitats.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm5lzmm2m000c356mqe4rtk8f@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Experts estimate the wild elephant population in Thailand has dwindled to 3,000-4,000, a decline from more than 100,000 at the beginning of the 20th century.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm5lzmm2m000d356m6i9v5dbs@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Meanwhile, the number of captive elephants has increased 134% between 2010 and 2020, with estimates that around 2,800 elephants are being held across Thailand in tourism venues, according to the international non-profit World Animal Protection.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm5lzmm2m000e356mn2lg68kc@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            The charity has urged against the exploitation of elephants by the tourism industry and called for an end to captive breeding, voicing alarm for the conditions that many are kept in, including in isolation.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm5lzmm2m000f356mpn7t881n@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            \u201cElephants are highly intelligent animals with the capacity for complex thoughts and emotions,\u201d the charity said in a 2020 report. \u201cManaging elephants is extremely high risk and highlights their unsuitability for captive environments, especially when in direct contact with people.\u201d    <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div>This post appeared first on cnn.com<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Spanish woman was gored to death by an elephant while bathing the animal at a sanctuary in southern Thailand on Friday, according to local police. 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