One problem is the destruction of the habitat, and the second is this constant catching of elephants for training, for tourism or logging. And this training that we are doing is the most brutal, primitive and stupid in the whole world.


On captive elephants, as quoted in "Indian minister's elephant alert", BBC (6 June 2000)


One problem is the destruction of the habitat, and the second is this constant catching of elephants for training, for tourism or logging. And this...

One problem is the destruction of the habitat, and the second is this constant catching of elephants for training, for tourism or logging. And this...

One problem is the destruction of the habitat, and the second is this constant catching of elephants for training, for tourism or logging. And this...

One problem is the destruction of the habitat, and the second is this constant catching of elephants for training, for tourism or logging. And this...