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Intel unit to help curb illegal wildlife trade
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 16/10/2023
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) has set up an intelligence unit to help suppress the illegal trade in wildlife.
Songkhla zookeeper in spotlight over missing rare animals
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/01/2021
» The Zoological Park Organisation of Thailand (ZPOT) is pursuing action against a zookeeper over exotic animals which have gone missing from Songkhla Zoo.
Time limit set on zoo's twin probes
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/10/2020
» The investigation into the case of the mysterious disappearance of the two rare albino barking deer which led to the fatal shooting of the director of the Zoological Park Organisation of Thailand (ZPOT) earlier this month, will be concluded by the end of this month.
Transfer spurs zoo frenzy
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 05/10/2020
» A transfer order is likely to have triggered the fatal shooting of the Zoological Park Organisation of Thailand (ZPOT) chief on Saturday while he was at Songkhla Zoo to follow up on the disappearance of a rare albino barking deer.
Thailand wins UN nature gongs
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/11/2018
» Thai guardians of the environment bagged three major awards from the 2018 Asia Environmental Awards yesterday for their work combating trans-boundary wildlife poaching.
Cops urged to keep eye on released wildlife trafficker
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 17/09/2018
» Police have been alerted after the release of Chumlong Lemthongthai, one of Asia's most notorious wildlife traffickers from a prison in South Africa.
Outrage over early release of 'rhino kingpin'
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 15/09/2018
» A leading local conservationist has condemned the early release from prison in South Africa of “Rhino kingpin” Chumlong Lemthongthai, one of Asia’s most notorious wildlife smugglers.
Trafficking fight gets crack help
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 19/04/2018
» 'Forest Falcon" an operation launched last year by the authorities to deter on-line wildlife trafficking faces a daunting task as traffickers get smarter.
DSI wildlife efforts bag big game
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/01/2018
» The arrest of wildlife trafficking kingpin Boonchai Bach in Nakhon Phanom last Friday received international media attention. Mr Boonchai was a member of a notorious Southeast Asian trafficking syndicate known as "Hydra", which was a major trader of illegal ivory, pangolin, tiger, prayoon wood, and tiger and rhino horns.