Dept seizes elephant from camp
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published : 12 Jun 2021 at 09:00 Officials feed the young jumbo as they impound it.
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.
Wildlife officials, accompanied by local police, went to the Wang Chan elephant camp of Riviere Kwai Elephants Co in tambon Wang Dong of Muang district on Thursday. They were met by the owner s son, Kenji Alison.
Mongkol Chaipakdee, a chief ranger, said Mr Kenji had sought permission to transfer the elephant to Kanchanaburi s Muang district on Oct 27 last year.
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.