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Nation marks Thai Elephant Day
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/04/2024
» Thailand's Western Forest Complex is regarded as the largest wildlife hub in the country. It contains an abundant food chain system for predators and prey alike and is also home to several protected species, including the elephant, an enduring symbol of the nation.
Govt plans to curb wild jumbos' antics
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 15/03/2024
» Chachoengsao: The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation has announced plans to mitigate damage caused by wild elephants in communities located near forest parks.
Environmentalists fight massive forest revocation plan
Online Reporters, Published on 27/01/2024
» The Seub Nakhasathien Foundation has objected to the proposed revocation of over 265,000 rai (104,772 acres) of forest preserve, warning that it would represent the largest loss of forest land in the past 10 years.
Reserves to form tiger 'corridor'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 03/01/2024
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation is planning to establish new wildlife reserves in Ratchaburi and Kanchanaburi in an effort to increase the tiger population across the western forest complex.
Traditional textiles and temple tours
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 28/09/2023
» A one-hour drive from downtown Sukhothai to Si Satchanalai district, the Suntree Thai Weaving Center is a place where a group of local skilful weavers gather to work on old wood looms that are all set up in the middle of the green courtyard.
Climate change threatens wild tigers' habitat
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/08/2023
» Climate change presents a big challenge for protecting and preserving tigers in the wild, says the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment permanent secretary Jatuporn Buruspat.
Wildlife wars must end
Oped, Editorial, Published on 18/03/2023
» As Thailand celebrates National Elephant Day this week, the country is facing a paradoxical experience, with a surge in human-elephant conflicts that sometimes prove fatal.
Wild elephants threaten farms
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/03/2023
» Phimphitcha Soonjirad, a 40-year-old teacher from Sai Yok Noi Vitthaya School in Mauen in tambon Chorsadao in Kanchanaburi's Mueang district, on Friday night accompanied a group of local villagers on a patrol close to her village located inside Salak Phra Wildlife Sanctuary, which harbours around 270 wild elephants. Her team's work is just one of many initiatives tried by the locals in a bid to keep the herd from causing damage to the community.
A lot of ifs and buts
News, Published on 11/03/2023
» The atmosphere in the main opposition Pheu Thai Party is expected to be enlivened by the arrival on the scene of property tycoon Srettha Thavisin.
36 hours in Bangkok (and the world’s your oyster)
Published on 12/02/2023
» Bangkokians have been busy: Travellers returning to “the City of Angels” after even a few years will notice changes.