Thai elephants, out of work due to coronavirus, trudge home


a herd of 11 elephants are guided along a paved road during a 150-kilometer (93 mile) journey from Mae Wang to Ban Huay in northern Thailand. - Save Elephant Foundation via AP

BANGKOK (AP): The millions of unemployed in Thailand due to the coronavirus include elephants dependent on tourists to feed their voracious appetites.

With scant numbers of foreign visitors, commercial elephant camps and sanctuaries lack funds for their upkeep and have sent more than 100 of the animals trudging as far as 150km back to their homes.

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