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Khao Wang monkeys for mass sterilisation 7 published : 10 Mar 2021 at 14:10 7 A veterinarian sterilises a monkey at Phra Nakhon Khiri Historical Park, in Phetchaburi, on Wednesday. (Photo: Chaiwat Sadyaem) PHETCHABURI: Veterinarians on Wednesday began a mass sterilisation of the huge monkey population at Phra Nakhon Khiri Historical Park, better known locally as Khao Wang. The team from the National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department hopes to control the number of the long-tailed macaques there. The animals abound in such numbers they annoy local residents, stealing food and damaging houses, and often scare tourists visiting the archaelogical site. They have also caused road accidents, with death and injury to humans and animals. ....
Villagers ask govt for help after elephant raids 7 published : 10 Jan 2021 at 16:49 7 Wild elephants raid a farm in Thong Pha Phum district of Kanchanaburi on Sunday. (Photo by Piyarat Chongcharoen) KANCHANABURI: Villagers in tambon Tha Khanun in Thong Pha Phum district have called for help from government agencies after their farms were raided by wild elephants, leaving considerable damage to their crops. Somkhuan Thongpraneet, of Moo 3 village, said the raids had continued for several months. The latest attack took place on Saturday night, Mr Somkhuan said, when about 60 wild elephants appeared out of the darkness and rampaged across his farmland in search of food, bringing down trees and trampling crops. ....
Tiger, leopard pelts seized at Bangkok hotel 47 published : 24 Dec 2020 at 18:00 47 Wildlife officials examine the pelts of protected tigers and leopards, and other items during the raid on a hotel in Sukhumvit area, Bangkok, on Wednesday. (Photo: Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Suppression Division) Wildlife officials have seized tiger and leopard pelts, and shells of protected turtles during a raid on a hotel in Sukhumvit area of Bangkok. Officials from the Yiew Dong and Phaya Sua task forces, a special operations team and police found the goods during a search of the Carbochon Hotel, in Klong Tan Nua of Watthana district, on Wednesday. ....