A village chief in Tha Chana district lost his life protecting his community’s crops from wild elephants. This tragic event highlights the ongoing conflict between rural communities and wildlife. WildlifeConflict ThaChanaDistrict RuralCommunity ProtectWildlife RIPSamnaoKraiket
“Two wild elephants were tragically electrocuted by an electrified fence in Surat Thani, Thailand meant to protect a durian plantation. This highlights the need for more awareness and conservation efforts to prevent harm to wildlife. wildlifeconservation savetheelephants thailand conservationefforts cropprotection elephants”
The Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation (DNP) has joined hands with the Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand (WFFT) in Tha Yang district of Phetchaburi to implement a prototype enclosure system. This effort aims to manage the macaque population in the region, especially those causing disturbances to local residents and tourists in the Khao Wang mountain area.
The Huay Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary, located in Thailand, has recently experienced a severe drought attributed to the El Nino weather phenomenon. This has caused significant disruption to the local ecosystem, particularly affecting the availability of food and water for the resident wildlife.
In Lop Buri, a province in the Central Plains of Thailand, authorities have launched a sterilization campaign to control the evergrowing monkey population. With numbers estimated to be above 2,000, the campaign targets the reduction of the monkey population and alleviating the negative impact of these animals on locals and tourists.
On June 14, 2023, twelve captured wild macaques were discovered inside a bag at a mango plantation in Doem Bang Nang Buat district. Tragically, three of the apes had already died. Kalayakorn Titwattana, chief of Moo 11 village in tambon Khao Din, reported the find to Anan Sriphudpong, chief of the Bung Chawak Wildlife Reserve Office.