Elephants perform a routine at the zoo in Dehiwala near Colombo, Sri Lanka, where an illegal trade in baby elephants is being fed by a wealthy elite wanting to keep them as a status symbol.-AFP
Colombo (AFP) - Expensive and high-maintenance, baby elephants have become the ultimate status symbol for Sri Lanka's wealthy elite -- a trend that has horrified conservationists and prompted a government crackdown.
Elephants are venerated in mainly Buddhist Sri Lanka and capturing them is illegal.
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