Boycott Urged After Photo of Emaciated Sri Lanka Elephant Emerges

A herd of wild elephants walk in woodlands close to the village of Kolabari, some 50kms from Siliguri close to the India-Nepal border on May 25, 2015.villagers and farmers encroach on the elephants' natural habitat. DIPTENDU DUTTA/AFP/Getty Images

Tourists have been told to boycott elephant attractions in Sri Lanka after viral photos showed a malnourished elephant that was being used in a festival.

The Save Elephant Foundation posted images of the pachyderm to raise awareness about the 70-year-old female’s plight.