Human-elephant interaction: how to get it right

By Roxanne Reid
There have been a number of instances in the news in recent months of humans behaving badly around wild animals, especially elephants. Unfortunately for the humans, their transgressions are captured on video for the rest of us to shake our heads at in disbelief. But in human-elephant interaction, do you know how to get it right?

In general, elephants are gentle giants, great mothers and animals who enjoy social interaction and even a bit of fun when there’s water around. T...