Dozens of elephants exhausted after Tet holiday overworkingOver 40 elephants in Dak Lak Province have been left exhausted after being forced to overwork through the lunar new year holiday period. Elephants carrying tourists in Buon DonLe Thi Thanh Ha, director of Ban Don Eco-tourism Company, said it received 7,000 visitors this Tet and 70% of them wanted to ride elephants. About 30,000 visitors arrived in Buon Don tourism site and most of them wanted to ride elephants. Huynh Trung Huan, Dak Lak Elephant Conservation Centre said before Tet, they had asked elephants owners to refrain from using elephants. They also called and warned the owners during Tet Holiday to no avail.

Source: VietNamNet News February 09, 2017 05:15 UTC