Thailand’s new Phuket Elephant Sanctuary gives the island’s old, sick, injured, tired or overworked elephants a chance to enjoy their final days in peace.

Over the years, many of Phuket’s so-called elephant sanctuaries have become abusive and cruel — but not all. Here’s our guide to five of the good ones.

The Phuket Elephant Sanctuary, a pioneer in ethical elephant tourism, offers a 30-acre safe haven for elephants who are injured, sick, old, and abused after working for years in the country's ...

Elephant riding used to be an integral part of the traveler experience in Phuket, Thailand, but that's changing, says Lonely Planet, which is showcasing a new elephant sanctuary in Phuket. "Opened in ...

With the Phuket zoo closed due to COVID-19, the two companions will be permanently released into their new 250-acre sanctuary home Two elephants that spent years in Thailand's Phuket Zoo, where ...

Many elephant sanctuaries in Thailand claim to be “ethical," but they often are not the sanctuaries they promote. Here's how to navigate them.

For the Angels, connecting to the culture of Thailand meant visiting Phuket’s elephant sanctuary, a 30-acre facility that is home to five elephants who have been rescued from abusive ...

A Spanish woman visiting Thailand was killed by an elephant at an elephant care center and an elephant trainer has been charged in connection to her death, according to multiple reports. On Friday ...

BANGKOK — A well-known elephant sanctuary in Thailand appealed for help on Friday after torrential flash floods forced the evacuation of about 100 elephants.

A baby elephant at the Phuket Zoo in Thailand who went viral after animal rights activists posted footage of his skeletal frame on social media has died in zoo custody after a months-long petition ...