PETCHABURI, Thailand - As the pandemic batters Thailand’s tourist-reliant economy, animal attractions from petting zoos to elephant camps and tiger farms are feeling the pain and may even have to give animals away, warned the founder of an animal refuge.
“For the last six months we have got zero visitors and lost about 75 percent of our income,” said Edwin Wiek, founder of the sanctuary, about 170 km southwest of Bangkok on land donated by a nearby temple. Thailand received a record 39.8 million tourists in 2019, but with borders closed, the country expects only 8 million this year. The economy could post the biggest contraction since 1998.
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