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Elephant incursions a growing problem in Korat
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 29/10/2022
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: A local leader has called on authorities to seriously address the problem of wild elephants from Thap Lan National Park invading farmland and destroying crops in this northeastern province.
Wildlife ranger killed by elephant
Manit Sanubboon, Published on 12/09/2022
» PRACHIN BURI: A national park ranger was killed by a wild elephant while trying to chase it away from village farms in Nadi district of this eastern province late on Sunday night.
Over 100 wild elephants brought back to forest
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 10/09/2022
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Herds of more than 100 wild elephants were successfully driven back to Thap Lan National Park in this northeastern province, after they were seen lingering near communities in Khon Buri district on Monday.
Rescuer has dead body as pillion rider for 5km trek out of forest
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 14/08/2022
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Sibling rescuers took turns tying a dead body to themselves and transporting it as their pillion rider on Sunday from a spot 5km deep into a forest, where the man fell to his death from a fruit tree.
Minister: No more forest ranger cuts this year
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/08/2022
» Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa said he will maintain the current number of forest rangers and keep their welfare intact despite the ministry's limited budget.
Tigers to turtles find refuge in Thailand
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 16/04/2022
» A trap camera in Dong Yai Wildlife Sanctuary in Buri Ram has captured pictures of a rare Indochinese tiger among other wildlife species.
The hidden tale of a 3-legged tiger
Oped, Published on 17/02/2022
» Tigers are in the news again. First, rare camera-trap footage released last week showed a three-legged victim of poaching, a female tiger, hopping through the jungles of western Thailand, eating domestic animals (and possibly attacking people too). Days later: an undercover bust of traffickers with tiger skins in the same region. To keep hope alive for the critically endangered big cat, authorities must now act on two levels. First, they must rescue the amputee before she or poachers strike again. Second, they need to address the underlying causes of poaching before other tigers, animals and people suffer.
Probe closes in on park fire starters
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/02/2022
» Forest protection officials said yesterday they were inching closer to identifying who was responsible for starting a major wildfire that destroyed at least 500 rai of forest in Thap Lan National Park.
'Burning season' ignites with 4k fires
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 02/02/2022
» More than 4,000 so-called hotspots caused by slash-and-burn activities have been detected across the North as the "burning season" begins.
Man found dead in Thap Lan forest
Online Reporters, Published on 26/01/2022
» A man has been found dead in the forest in Thap Lan National Park in Nakhon Ratchasima and is believed to have become lost and starved to death.