Myanmar's Unemployed Elephants | The New York Times

Myanmar’s newly democratic government has banned the export of raw timber, to help fight deforestation. But that has idled thousands of the elephants that toil in the logging industry. Grab the embed code for this video at Times Video: http://nyti.ms/23EyzfP Produced by: JONAH M. KESSEL Read the story here: http://nyti.ms/1STPRBW Subscribe to the Times Video newsletter for free and get a handpicked selection of the best videos from The New York Times every week: http://bit.ly/timesvideonewsletter Subscribe on YouTube: http://bit.ly/U8Ys7n Watch more videos at: http://nytimes.com/video --------------------------------------------------------------- Want more from The New York Times? Twitter:   / nytvideo   Instagram:   / nytvideo   Facebook:   / nytvideo   Google+: https://plus.google.com/+nytimes Whether it's reporting on conflicts abroad and political divisions at home, or covering the latest style trends and scientific developments, New York Times video journalists provide a revealing and unforgettable view of the world. It's all the news that's fit to watch. On YouTube. Myanmar's Unemployed Elephants | The New York Times    / thenewyorktimes