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Veterinarian removes eye of injured, wild Indochina tiger
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 15/03/2024
» UTHAI THANI: A veterinarian at Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary this week successfully removed a highly inflamed eye from a semi-blind male Indochina tiger found roaming around Kamphaeng Phet a month ago.
Training camps planned for aggressive wild elephants
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/03/2024
» The national parks and wildlife chief has announced plans for training centres to discipline aggressive wild elephants involved in the increasing number of attacks on people.
Graft sours land reform
Oped, Editorial, Published on 12/03/2024
» The issue of Sor Por Kor plots in Khao Yai National Park has devolved into a conflict between the Agricultural Land Reform Office (Alro) and the Department of National Parks over the map that the government uses to define which plots are Sor Por Kor and which are not.
Macaque assault victims to get compensation
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/03/2024
» The natural resources and environment minister has ordered compensation for people affected by macaque-related incidents, following a request for reimbursement by a woman injured by a monkey in Lop Buri.
Wild monkey assault sparks debate
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/03/2024
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation (DNP) is likely to add monkeys to its list of wild animals whose damage results in compensation payments to the victims.
Park plan prompts petition
News, Published on 09/03/2024
» Locals in Nakhon Si Thammarat and Surat Thani have submitted a letter to the prime minister opposing the establishment of Hat Khanom-Mu Koh Thale Tai National Park as they claim it will affect the land where they earn their living.
'Efforts underway' to settle land dispute
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 08/03/2024
» Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Capt Thamanat Prompow yesterday told the House of Representatives that efforts are underway to settle a land dispute between the Agricultural Land Reform Office (Alro) and the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP).
Islanders rail against national park order
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 07/03/2024
» SURAT THANI: Locals from Koh Taen in Koh Samui district submitted a petition on Wednesday against a plan by the Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation (DNP) to include the island and neighbouring area in the soon-to-be-established Hat Khanom-Mu Koh Thale Tai National Park.
Keep beaches public
Oped, Editorial, Published on 05/03/2024
» The public's reaction to a foreigner accused of kicking a female doctor who sat stargazing in front of his swanky Phuket villa is a reflection of the deep frustration over the unchecked tourism and land development on the tourist island.
Chaiwat 'has proof' for park land claim
News, Published on 05/03/2024
» National parks chief Chaiwat Limlikhit-aksorn insists that there is proof that the land at the centre of a dispute with the Agricultural Land Reform Office (Alro) is part of Khao Yai National Park.