The Tamil Nadu Forest Department recently sent 13 of their mahouts/cavadies to Thailand for special training.
They were sent to the Thai Elephant Conservation Centre to learn how to administer camps and care for elephants in Tamil Nadu effectively.
Throughout their six-day visit, the trainees learned a lot and, in turn, taught them something essential.
Tamilians pray to elephants so they never wear footwear while sitting atop it, in contrast to Thais, who wore slippers while mounting the jumbos.
The entire cost of the project was roughly 24 lakh rupees and was funded by the TN Forest Department’s tiger foundation grants.
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