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dc.contributor.authorSzydlowski, M
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-06T08:55:01Z
dc.date.issued2022-01-16
dc.date.updated2022-04-05T20:16:29Z
dc.description.abstractAsian elephants and humans have long shared their lives, but recent changes in human perspectives on animal use have created ripples through the small country of Nepal. Captive elephants are caught in the crossfire between local communities, elephant owners, mahouts, and NGOs in debates over their treatment, health, welfare and use in tourism. In addition, zoonotic disease, natural disasters and political strife affect the lives of captive elephants and mahouts. For example, during the COVID-19 pandemic, elephants, caregivers and owners found themselves facing income loss, decreased welfare from housing and husbandry issues, and food shortages. Many owners sold elephants, fired mahouts, and "quit" the tourism industry. Others sought help from outside organizations, community members, and governmental agencies to retain ownership of what they viewed as valuable commodities. NGOs and grassroots organizations assisted in the hopes of keeping elephants in Nepal, thus preventing them from long, treacherous walks across the border and into situations where they might face further welfare decreases. This article combines elephant stable visits and interviews with mahouts, owners, NGO, and government staff between January 2019 and December 2021. It highlights the ongoing health and welfare challenges faced by elephants and mahouts in Nepal.en_GB
dc.format.extent1-13
dc.format.mediumPrint-Electronic
dc.identifier.citationPublished online 16 January 2022en_GB
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/10888705.2022.2028628
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10871/129278
dc.identifierORCID: 0000-0002-4747-3257 (Szydlowski, Michelle)
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_GB
dc.relation.urlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35034533en_GB
dc.rights© 2022 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.en_GB
dc.subjectNepalen_GB
dc.subjectcovid-19en_GB
dc.subjectdiseaseen_GB
dc.subjectelephanten_GB
dc.subjectwelfareen_GB
dc.titleElephants in Nepal: Correlating disease, tourism, and welfare.en_GB
dc.typeArticleen_GB
dc.date.available2022-04-06T08:55:01Z
dc.identifier.issn1088-8705
exeter.place-of-publicationEngland
dc.descriptionThis is the final version. Available from Taylor and Francis via the DOI in this record. en_GB
dc.identifier.eissn1532-7604
dc.identifier.journalJournal of Applied Animal Welfare Scienceen_GB
dc.relation.ispartofJ Appl Anim Welf Sci
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_GB
dcterms.dateAccepted2022
rioxxterms.versionVoRen_GB
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2022-01-16
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Reviewen_GB
refterms.dateFCD2022-04-06T08:51:25Z
refterms.versionFCDVoR
refterms.dateFOA2022-04-06T08:58:27Z
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refterms.dateFirstOnline2022-01-16


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© 2022 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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