This picture taken on November 26, 2016 shows a male elephant carrying two tourists for a ride at Lak lake in the central Vietnamese highland province of Dak Lak.Elephants used to roam freely in the area, mingling with potential mates, but human settlements have cut off once-popular breeding circuits. Now there are fewer than 100 elephants left in the wild and just 80 or so in captivity, mostly used to ferry tourists around the leafy forests of Vietnams central highlands. / AFP PHOTO / HOANG DINH NAM
IF you can ride it, hug it or take a selfie with a wild animal, it is likely that the animal experienced some form of abuse.
World Animal Protection estimates that at least 550,000 wild animals are suffering at the hands of irresponsible tourist attractions around the world.
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