With criticism growing, fewer tourists are riding elephants in Chitwan

While tourism entrepreneurs say that their elephants are treated humanely, wildlife conservationists believe that the model of elephant tourism needs to change.

Leadner Biesenkamp, a student of biology from Germany, stayed a week at the Chitwan National Park but refrained from one of the park’s most popular activities—the elephant safari. Ramesh Kumar Poudel/TKP