Published May 21, 2026 by . Last Updated May 27, 2026. 5 min read When you travel, you may come across up-close animal encounters, rides, or photo ops. It’s very important that you stay far away . Just this week, a tourist in India reportedly died after being caught in a clash between two elephants at the Dubare Elephant Camp. At the “camp,” visitors are allowed, and encouraged, to touch and “bathe” the 6,000-pound captive animals. According to reports , one of the elephants fell on the 33-year-old woman, crushing her to death, all in front of her husband and toddler.  The elephant also later died from injuries suffered in the fight—a grim reminder of how stressed and frustrated animals treated as tourism props can become. Similar incidents have happened around the world, where animals trapped in tourism operations have injured and killed humans when handlers forced them into unnatural, high-stress situations that strip them of everything natural and important to them.…