Asian Elephant (Elephas Maximus) hauling in the forest, Myanmar. On the road to the village elephants feed in the forest before the bath. In the Taungoo area, elephants are used from November to March for skidding trunks of precious trees. In Mying Whai Wynn, mahouts of the Bamas ethnic group go and find Iron Wood and teak in the jungle near their village.

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Shooting date : 2016-01-11

DAYS JAPAN International Photojournalism Awards 2017, Special Prize by Jury

Keywords

Wild animal / Mammal / Ungulate / Elephant / Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)

Asia / Far East / South East Asia / Indochina / Burma

Winning picture

January

Species / Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) / CITES Appendix 1

Shot / Black and white photography

Species / IUCN Red List of Threatened Species / Threatened endangered species / Endangered (IUCN) EN

Natural resources use / Fauna use / Tamed animal / Mahout

Animal use and care / Pet use

Matter (substance) / Matter (botany) / Wood (material) / Exotic wood

Shot / Overview

Shot / Profile shot

Individual / Person / Man

Individual / Stage of development / Adult

Area / Forest / Tropical forest

Economic activity / wood industry / Hauling / Traditional hauling

Latin keywords

Eukaryota / Opisthokonta / Metazoa / Bilateria / Coelomata / Deuterostomia / Chordata / Vertebrata / Synapsida / Mammalia / Proboscidea / Elephantidae / Elephas

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