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Elephant protest in Bangkok cancelled
Sunthon Pongpao, Published on 11/03/2017
» AYUTTHAYA: Organisers have called off a planned rally with 100 elephants in Bangkok on Monday to protest against an elephant identity investigation by wildlife protection authorities, saying they do not want to disrupt traffic.
Mahouts to ride on Govt House (video)
Sunthon Pongpao, Published on 24/10/2013
» Elephant owners and mahouts from different provinces gathered at the Royal Elephant Kraal in Ayutthaya’s Muang district on Thursday and prepared to march to Bangkok to protest against an amendment to the Wildlife and Preservation and Protection Act.
Mahouts threaten to march on Bangkok
Sunthon Pongpao, Published on 26/09/2013
» AYUTTHAYA ― Operators of private elephant shelters on Thursday are preparing to march on Bangkok with their animals to protest a proposed amendment to the Wildlife Preservation and Protection Act which they said was drafted without their participation.
Elephant handlers protest in Ayutthaya
Sunthon Pongpao, Published on 22/09/2013
» A large group of elephant handlers and their animals gathered at Ayutthaya Historical Park in Ayutthaya province Sunday to protest the government's plan to transfer supervising authority for domesticated elephants from the Provincial Administration Department to the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNWPC).