Denpasar, Jan. 26 -- Indonesia's conservation agency is monitoring Mason Elephant Park in Bali after the attraction halted elephant riding following two government warnings and a national directive to end such practices at conservation institutions.

"All conservation institutions are required to stop elephant riding and begin transforming toward more educational, innovative and ethical wildlife tourism," Ratna Hendratmoko, head of the Bali Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA), said in Denpasar on Sunday.

The Forestry Ministry, through its Directorate General of Natural Resources and Ecosystem Conservation (KSDAE), earlier issued Circular Letter No. 6 of 2025 ordering the termination of elephant riding performances at conservati...