Thailand has cracked down on the problem of unauthorised elephant feeding - anyone caught feeding elephants in Bangkok now faces a £210 fine.
Elephants: totally do not feed them
Tourists had typically paid handlers about 50p to hand a bunch of fruit to the elephant, a sight more common since the decline in industries, such as logging, in which the beasts were put to work. But city authorities say the practice is dangerous, citing cases of elephants hurting people or falling into drains.
‘This is to prevent untidiness and danger toward properties and the lives of Bangkok residents,’ said one official.
