Streaming to survive: Thailand's out-of-work elephants in crisis

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SURIN, Thailand - In the northeastern village of Ban Ta Klang in Thailand, Siriporn Sapmak starts her day by doing a livestream of her two elephants on social media to raise money to survive. The 23-year old, who has been taking care of elephants since she was in school, points her phone to the animals as she feeds them bananas...

Elephant owner Siriporn Sapmak, 23, poses while holding her gear used for social media live-streaming outside her house, at Ba Ta Klang village in Surin, Thailand April 6, 2022.SURIN, Thailand - In the northeastern village of Ban Ta Klang in Thailand, Siriporn Sapmak starts her day by doing a livestream of her two elephants on social media to raise money to survive.

It is a new — and insecure — source of income for the family, which before the pandemic earned money by doing elephant shows in the Thai city of Pattaya. They top up their earnings by selling fruit. Wiek said the Livestock Development Department needs to find "some kind" of budget to support these elephants.'Like family'

The government has sent 500,000 kilograms of grass across multiple provinces since 2020 to help feed the elephants, according to the Livestock Development Department, which oversees captive elephants.Elephants, Thailand's national animal, eat 150 kg to 200 kg each day, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society."This is a big national issue," said Livestock Development Department Director-General Sorawit Thanito.

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