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Troublesome stray jumbos will be moved to new area
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 30/12/2023
» KANCHANABURI: Forestry authorities are eyeing a large area of land to accommodate wild elephants, which often stray into communities in Muang district.
Cow elephant, calf rescued from deep pit
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 27/02/2023
» KANCHANABURI: A cow elephant and her calf that fell into a deep, old mine pit in Thong Pha Phum district on Sunday were helped back to safety on Monday morning by local villagers and national park officials who dug them an escape path.
Wild jumbo, two men injured in pickup truck crash
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 03/12/2022
» KANCHANABURI: A wild elephant was injured after being hit by a pickup truck on a road in Muang district of this western border province late on Friday night. The driver and a passenger were also hurt.
5 dead jumbos found in Kanchanaburi sinkhole
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 07/05/2022
» Five elephants including two calves have died after falling into a sinkhole in Kanchanaburi.
Give way to elephants, or go to jail
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 17/02/2022
» KANCHANABURI: Motorists using a highway also favoured by wild elephants in Muang district have been warned they face up to 10 years' imprisonment and a million baht fine if they hit and injure one of the giant animals, and wildlife authorities will strictly enforce the penalties.
Two injured after truck crashes into wild elephant
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 10/01/2022
» Two women were injured yesterday after their pickup truck slammed into an elephant in Kanchanaburi province.
Dept seizes elephant from camp
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 12/06/2021
» KANCHANABURI: Officials from the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation have impounded a four-year-old elephant at an elephant camp, on suspicion it was caught in the wild.
Young 'wild' elephant seized from camp
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 11/06/2021
» KANCHANABURI: Officials of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation have impounded a four-year-old elephant at an elephant camp, on suspicion it was caught in the wild.
Villagers ask govt for help after elephant raids
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 10/01/2021
» KANCHANABURI: Villagers in tambon Tha Khanun in Thong Pha Phum district have called for help from government agencies after their farms were raided by wild elephants, leaving considerable damage to their crops.
Patrol teams keep close watch on herd of wild elephants
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 03/12/2020
» KANCHANABURI: Patrol teams have been set up to keep a close watch on the movement of a herd of wild elephants crossing the Kwai Noi River to forage for food on farms in Thong Pha Phum district while motorists using Highway 323 are warned to watch out for the pachyderms on the road.