Elephant Dies Of Heatstroke After Ferrying Tourists At Cambodia’s Angkor Wat, Prompts Global Outcry

Tens of thousands of people around the world are calling for an end to elephant-riding in Cambodia after one of the animals collapsed and died while ferrying tourists at the iconic Angkor Wat temple complex in Siem Reap.

The Asian elephant, a female named Sambo, had reportedly walked for more than 40 minutes in 104-degree heat before her sudden death.

“Veterinarians concluded that the elephant’s death was caused by the hot temperatures which caused stress, shock, high blood pressure and a heart attack,” Oan Kiri, manager of Angkor Elephant Company, told AFP.

A Facebook user named Yem Senok shared photographs of the dead elephant last week:

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