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Daring pond rescue for baby elephant

A wild baby elephant was yesterday rescued and reunited with its mother after falling into a pond in Chanthaburi's Pong Nam Ron district.

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Wildlife officials to prosecute gunman of injured Khao Yai elephant​

Man with alleged ties to local politician suspected for wild elephant shooting​

Ryan Turner18 hours agoLast Updated: Tuesday, June 24, 2025

The suspected wild elephant gunman holding a firearm | Photo via KhaoSod

Thailand’s Department of National Parks (DNP) is preparing legal actionagainst a man suspected of shooting a wild elephant known as “Plai Biang Lek” (also called “Wong Thong”) in Khao Yai National Park. Wildlife officials believe the suspect may be related to a local politician.

Previously on June 19, around 5pm, wildlife rangers and volunteers were pushing a wild elephant herd away from farmland in Ban Nong Makrut, Pak Chong district, Nakhon Ratchasima, when they encountered a landowner who fired multiple shotgun rounds, both into the air and into the ground, to scare the elephants away.

One of the volunteers captured photos of the incident and collected spent shotgun shells. The next day, the same team examined the elephant and found two wounds near its rear, raising concerns that it may have been hit by stray bullets.

Attapol Charoenchansa, director-general of the DNP, said yesterday, June 23, that the park’s veterinary team is still examining whether the wounds were caused by gunfire. If confirmed, legal proceedings will be initiated against the suspect under Thailand’s Wildlife Preservation and Protection Act.

Officials have already gathered key evidence, including photographs of the suspect holding a shotgun and spent cartridges from the scene. The suspect is reportedly related to the head of a local subdistrict administrative organisation (OrBorTor).

Authorities have urged the public to avoid pushing or harming wild elephants, warning that such actions are both dangerous and illegal, reported KhaoSod.

The DNP also reminded the public that compensation measures are in place for those who suffer crop or property damage from protected wildlife. These policies aim to reduce human-wildlife conflict and promote peaceful coexistence.

Wildlife officials to prosecute gunman of injured Khao Yai elephant

Thailand's DNP is preparing legal action against a man suspected of shooting 'Plai Biang Lek,' a wild elephant in Khao Yai National Park.

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Elefanten i butiken har skottskadats.

Photos show two wounds on Plai Biang Lek's hindquarters, raising suspicions that he may have been shot.

A well-known wild elephant from Khao Yai National Park, Plai Biang Lek, wanders into a local grocery store in Nakhon Ratchasima Province for an impromptu snacking session on June 2, 2025.

Photos show two wounds on Plai Biang Lek’s hindquarters and collected spent shell casings, raising suspicions that he may have been shot.

https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/environment/2025/06/24/celebrity-wild-elephant-probe-over-suspected-gunshot-wounds/

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Wild elephants forage for food, wreak havoc in Prachin Buri​

The mammoths rampaged before retreating into forest despite attempts to shoo them away​

Puntid Tantivangphaisal4 hours agoLast Updated: Friday, July 11, 2025

A group of five wild elephants, including a mother and calf, from Thap Lan National Park, invaded a worker’s home late at night, causing significant damage as they searched for food.

The incident, which marks the sixth consecutive day the elephants have roamed outside the park, occurred yesterday, July 10, in Prachin Buri province.

The elephants, part of a herd that has been leaving the Thap Lan forest, targeted the worker’s accommodation in the middle of an eucalyptus plantation. The wooden house, built for workers, suffered extensive damage with two walls destroyed.

The elephants rummaged through the refrigerator and pantry, damaging two 200-litre plastic barrels, a 1,000-litre container, a medium-sized dragon jar, a rice cooker, and breaking a pot of fermented fish.

Samai Jaidee, a rubber plantation guard who witnessed the event, described hearing loud noises and elephants trumpeting around 1am while preparing to tap rubber. Upon investigating with a flashlight, he found a large mother elephant ransacking the worker’s home.

Despite his attempts to deter the elephants by shouting, more elephants joined, bringing the total to five, and continued the destruction. Eventually, the herd retreated into the forest after more shouts.

Wild elephants forage for food, wreak havoc in Prachin Buri

Five wild elephants, including a mother and calf, raided a worker’s home from Thap Lan National Park, causing major damage overnight.

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Vägverket har öppnat två nybyggda broar över ett djurreservat och en nationalpark i Rayong och Chanthaburi, i syfte att skydda vilda elefanter från fortkörande fordon.
De två broarna, som ligger i Rayongs Khao Chamao-distrikt och Chanthaburis Kaeng Hang Maew-distrikt, är en del av väg nr 4060, som går genom skogar som sträcker sig över fem östra provinser.
Broarna är utformade för att höja de delar av vägen som passerar genom Khao Ang Rue Nai djurreservat i Chanthaburi och Khao Chamao-Khao Wong nationalpark i Rayong, så att vilda elefanter kan gå under utan risk att bli påkörda av fordon.

Two bridges aimed at saving wild elephants in Rayong and Chanthaburi opened to traffic

Two new bridges in Rayong and Chanthaburi open to protect wild elephants from speeding vehicles.

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Den 19 juli räddades en elefant vid namn Duang Hu Dang från en vattendamm i en lokal trädgård i Phato i Chumphon-provinsen. Elefanten, känd för sina distinkta öron, fick hjälp av lokala administrativa tjänstemän och tjänstemän från djurreservatet innan den återvände säkert till djungeln.

Elephant rescued from reservoir in Chumphon’s Phato district​

Tranquil teamwork and quick thinking save elephant​

July 20, 2025

Elephant rescued from reservoir in Chumphon's Phato district

Local officials in Chumphon successfully rescued an elephant trapped in a water reservoir, using coordinated efforts.

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Park officials found the tusk of Plai Duan, a 47-year-old male wild elephant, in Moo 3, Nong Nam Daeng Subdistrict, Pak Chong District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province on July 21, 2025.

https://www.khaosodenglish.com/life/animal/2025/07/21/elephant-loses-tusk-in-battle-outside-khao-yai-national-park/

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Photos show two wounds on Plai Biang Lek's hindquarters, raising suspicions that he may have been shot.

A well-known wild elephant from Khao Yai National Park, Plai Biang Lek, wanders into a local grocery store in Nakhon Ratchasima Province for an impromptu snacking session on June 2, 2025.

Photos show two wounds on Plai Biang Lek’s hindquarters and collected spent shell casings, raising suspicions that he may have been shot.

https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/environment/2025/06/24/celebrity-wild-elephant-probe-over-suspected-gunshot-wounds/

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Om tomhylsan är från vapnet som elefanten blivit skjuten med så är det antingen väldigt nära eller slug eller brännicke som har använts.

 

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Wild elephant kills rubber tapper in Chachoengsao tragedy​

Wild elephant kills rubber tapper in Chachoengsao tragedy

Wild elephant attack in Chachoengsao kills a rubber tapper, sparking concern over safety in local plantations.

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Heart-stopping encounter as wild elephant charges tourist vehicle in La-U Forest, Hua Hin - Pattaya Mail

PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, Thailand – Panic erupted on the Nong Phlap–Huai Sat Yai road in Hua Hin when a wild elephant with long tusks charged at a family’s vehicle en route to La-U Waterfall. Quick action by a park ranger, who reversed his truck to block the elephant, prevented serious injury. Both...

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Rubber worker injured in elephant attack in central Thailand

A plantation worker in Chachoengsao was hospitalised after a night-time elephant attack, prompting fresh safety warnings from local leaders.

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Injured Khao Yai elephant victim of electric fence

An electric fence has been identified as the cause of injury to an elephant found in a weakened state in Khao Yai National Park, the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation reported on Saturday.

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The wild elephant that was hit by an ambulance in Chachoengsao. (Photo: Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation)

Wild elephant hit by ambulance

CHACHOENGSAO - Wildlife officials are closely monitoring the condition of a wild elephant hit by an ambulance in Khao Ang Rue Nai Wildlife Sanctuary on Monday night.

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Lost baby elephant in Huai Kha Khaeng rescued safely after five-day search

Officials rescue a lost baby elephant in Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary after a five-day search operation; vets now monitoring its condition

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Three wild elephants, including famed tusker Plai Muan, found dead from electrocution in a Chanthaburi fruit orchard, officials launch investigation​

Heartbreaking tragedy at Khao Khitchakut: three wild elephants, including “Plai Muan,” found dead from electrocution in a fruit orchard

Three wild elephants, including famed tusker Plai Muan, found dead from electrocution in a Chanthaburi fruit orchard, officials launch investigation

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Elephant found dead, possibly electrocuted, in Phetchaburi orchard
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21 Nov 2025 by Thai PBS World

An official inspects the carcass of a wild elephant, around 15 years old, found dead in a Kaeng Krachan orchard, suspected to have been electrocuted.


A wild elephant was found dead yesterday, possibly electrocuted, in a fruit orchard in Kaeng Krachan district of Phetchaburi.

A team of officials and veterinarians from the Kaeng Krachan National Park rushed to the orchard in Pa Teng sub-district after being alerted to the death of a bull elephant by Boonlue Mungmee, headman of the sub-district.

The orchard’s owner, 73-year-old Prayoon Kong-yu, told the officials that he went to the orchard at about 8am yesterday to spray the fruit trees with pesticide, found the dead elephant and immediately notified the sub-district chief.

The vets found traces of burning on one leg of the elephant, which was entangled in wire fencing. They suspect that the animal, weighing about three tonnes and aged about 15 years, was killed by a high-voltage electric shock transmitted through the wires.

The vets removed some of the animal’s organs for testing in their lab, to determine the exact cause of the death.

A park official said that the killing of an elephant, which is a protected species, is an offence subject to imprisonment of up to 10 years and/or a fine of one million baht on conviction.

Elephant found dead, possibly electrocuted, in Phetchaburi orchard

A wild elephant was found dead yesterday, possibly electrocuted, in a fruit orchard in Kaeng Krachan district of Phetchaburi.

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Wild elephant found dead with gunshot wounds near national park border in Kanchanaburi​

Ryan TurnerPublished: November 24, 2025, 2:33 PM

Wild elephant found dead in Kanchanabur

A female wild elephant was found dead with multiple suspected gunshot wounds near the border of Khao Laem and Thong Pha Phum national parks in Kanchanaburi province, western Thailand.

Today, November 24, Dome Chansuwan, head of Khao Laem National Park, reported that rangers had received a tip-off from a local, identified only as Chon, who discovered the elephant’s body in a plantation in Pilok Kee village, Moo 4, Thong Pha Phum district.

National park officers from Thong Pha Phum National Park arrived at the site and confirmed the location, which lies within the Khao Chang Phueak Forest Reserve. The area is situated along the boundary between Khao Laem and Thong Pha Phum national parks.

The elephant, a female of unknown age, was found dead with approximately 20 wounds believed to have been caused by gunshots.

Officials have called in a veterinary team from the Protected Area Regional Office 3 (Ban Pong), forensic police from Kanchanaburi, and investigating officers to conduct an autopsy and determine the exact cause of death.

In the meantime, DailyNews reported that officers from both national parks have sealed off the area and are guarding the scene until the forensics and investigation teams arrive. Additional personnel have also been dispatched to search the surrounding area for any related evidence.

Wild elephant found dead in Kanchanaburi.

Concurrently, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has ordered the Department of National Parks to speed up the development of a wild elephant tracking system to improve community safety.

Wild elephant found dead with gunshot wounds near national park border in Kanchanaburi

A wild elephant was found dead in Kanchanaburi with multiple suspected gunshot wounds, sparking a police investigation.

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