People participate in a rally during the 19th Elephant and Tourism Festival in Chitwan, Nepal, Dec. 26, 2025. The event aims to bring human closer with elephants, encourage wildlife protection and conservation, and promote tourism in the region. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

Nepalese women dressed in traditional attire participate in a rally during the 19th Elephant and Tourism Festival in Chitwan, Nepal, Dec. 26, 2025. The event aims to bring human closer with elephants, encourage wildlife protection and conservation, and promote tourism in the region. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

Nepalese women dressed in traditional attire participate in a rally during the 19th Elephant and Tourism Festival in Chitwan, Nepal, Dec. 26, 2025. The event aims to bring human closer with elephants, encourage wildlife protection and conservation, and promote tourism in the region. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

An elephant shoots a ball during a football game at the 19th Elephant and Tourism Festival in Chitwan, Nepal, Dec. 26, 2025. The event aims to bring human closer with elephants, encourage wildlife protection and conservation, and promote tourism in the region. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

An elephant shoots a ball during a football game at the 19th Elephant and Tourism Festival in Chitwan, Nepal, Dec. 26, 2025. The event aims to bring human closer with elephants, encourage wildlife protection and conservation, and promote tourism in the region. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

People participate in a rally during the 19th Elephant and Tourism Festival in Chitwan, Nepal, Dec. 26, 2025. The event aims to bring human closer with elephants, encourage wildlife protection and conservation, and promote tourism in the region. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)