Summary: Nepal's history with captive elephants dates back to the fifth century A.D. when kings that were in the Licchavi dynasty used them to clear roads, transport supplies, and carry fighters into battle during war. It later symbolized royal power and began to play a large role in religious ceremonies. Before 2014, they lived lives of captivity beneath the weight of chains. Sometimes for as many as 19 hours a day. This limited their movement, causing them to stand in their own waste and develop foot infections and arthritis. After 2014, elephants at camps around Chitwan National park, have no longer been confined to their chains as a new system of solar-powered electric fences. More eco-friendly, elephants are now able to exercise natural behaviors that are important to their welfare.
Analysis: Rachael Bale created this article on November 16, 2016. She is a reporter based in Washington, DC, with the National Geographic's SIU. I knew a bit about animal captivity prior to this article, but not its affect in Nepal. This article was written for those in the business of animal captivity, and those outside, to give them better ideas on what is best for those animals in that particular situation. It has a positive influence on the audience, giving them hope for new innovations for animals in captivity. Which, in turn, makes it an important topic in our world today where the use of animals is in many of our profit-making businesses.
Synthesis- This article can be connected to the use of animals coming about in the mid 1800s with the advancement of technology. They began to further their medical studies with the help of testing on animals.
Article: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/11/wildlife-solar-fence-chain-free-elephants-nepal/
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