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DNP seeks more time to move 3 wild elephants
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 08/02/2026
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) has asked the Khon Kaen Administrative Court for additional time to relocate three wild elephants following the death of a jumbo during a recent transfer, citing safety concerns.
Translocation jumbo died from 'stress-related choking'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/02/2026
» A necropsy has found that a wild elephant which died on Tuesday during a translocation operation succumbed to choking and acute muscle breakdown caused by extreme stress, a veterinarian said.
Cable car plan makes progress
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 19/01/2026
» The cable car project at Phu Kradueng National Park in Loei province is making progress with officials working on an impact assessment and the design.
Toxic threat sweeps all before it
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/12/2025
» CHIANG MAI: The mountainous landscapes and cool, pristine air once drew visitors to Thaton village in Chiang Mai's Mae Ai district, especially during the high season from November onward.
People's Party warns of Mekong arsenic threat, calls for urgent regional talks
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 16/11/2025
» The People's Party (PP) has called on the government to tackle arsenic contamination from foreign mining, spreading from northern rivers to the Mekong in the Northeast. It is urging immediate talks with China, Myanmar and Laos.
Researchers find new fern species in Loei park
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/05/2025
» A team of researchers from Chulalongkorn University has discovered three new plant species during a survey of Phu Kradueng National Park in Loei, which they hope will be accepted as new entries in the world's botanical records.
Phu Kradueng cable car edges closer
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 17/05/2025
» The long-debated cable car project in Phu Kradueng National Park, Loei province, has once again come under public scrutiny, raising concerns about its alignment with sustainable development goals.
Cable car study gets two-year extension
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/05/2025
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) has approved a two-year extension for the feasibility study of the proposed cable car project at Phu Kradueng National Park in Loei province.
Tourists return as Phu Kradueng mountain reopens
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/12/2024
» About 400 people were in the first group to climb Phu Kradueng on Monday morning after the popular national park reopened two weeks after a visitor walking a trail was killed by a wild elephant.
Northern Thailand's Phu Kradueng park reopens after tourist death
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 22/12/2024
» Phu Kradueng National Park in Loei will reopen on Monday after being closed since Dec 12 following the tragic death of a female tourist who was attacked by a wild elephant.