In an ironic twist demonstrating the unforeseen complexity of such decisions, recent laws in Myanmar designed to stem the destruction of forests results in domesticated elephants without work, which has profound implications for elephants and their human mahouts: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/31/world/asia/myanmar-logging-elephants-unemployment.html?_r=0&module=Slide®ion=SlideShowTopBar&version=SlideCard-3&action=Click&contentCollection=Asia%20Pacific&slideshowTitle=Fall%20in%20Logging%20Leaves%20Myanmar%E2%80%99s%20Elephants%20Jobless¤tSlide=3&entrySlide=3&pgtype=imageslideshow