Elephants honoured in Thailand as part of nation's 遺産
CHONBURI, Thailand, March 13 (Reuters) - Thailand celebrated 国家の Elephant Day on Monday, honouring the beast that is a beloved symbol of the country with feasts of fruits and vegetables.
Thailand in 1998 宣言するd March 13 as a day 献身的な to the 自然保護 of its elephants.
伝統的に, they have been used as work animals and even in 戦争 but in modern times their very 存在 is under 脅し.
The 大統領，／社長 of the Nong Nooch 熱帯の Garden in Chonburi 州, where a 儀式 was held to 示す the day, said elephants were a source of 国家の pride and part of the country's cultural and historical 身元.
"We are now trying to 持続する those domesticated elephants and give them food and 避難所," Kampon Tansacha said. "If I 解放（する） all of them to the wild, they won't 生き残る." (報告（する）／憶測ing by Artorn Pookasook, Napat Wesshasartar; Editing by Kanupriya Kapoor and Angus MacSwan)
