The animal task of King Rama X to promote more harmonious coexistence is now paying off.
The Eastern Forest Complex is thought to be the region’s most significant low-lying jungle environment.
Covering more than 1.363 million ray in five regions, particularly Chachoengsao, Chanthaburi, Rayong, Chon Buri and Sa Kaeo, the diverse is home to two wildlife sanctuaries and three regional gardens.
It’s also home to over 600 wildlife species including 450 wild animals, which have an annual people expansion of 8.2 %– the highest in the country.
Yet, the population of wild animals is growing, which has caused them to roam outside the designated forest and into nearby areas, destroying crops and causing fatalities for people.
According to the Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation ( DNP ), 115 human fatalities were reported in the complex between 2012 and 2023.
His Majesty King Rama X’s program Patcharasutha Khachanurak, which aims to foster a healthy interaction between people and wild animals in character, was launched in October 2019.
King Rama X is concerned about people living in woodland areas and for the DNP’s Office of Royal Initiative Projects, according to Phongsak Doungyotha, chairman of the DNP’s Office of Royal Initiative Projects.
The King endorsed the National Park Act and the Wildlife Conservation and Preservation Act as the first laws in the nation to give importance to nearby populations living in jungle areas.
Under His Majesty’s jobs, state firms have enhanced their job in improving the living conditions of both visitors and wildlife.
The company’s new achievements include increasing lawn area area to over 6, 064 ra, improving soil quality to 2, 900 rai, expanding nutritious crop plantations to 1, 500 rai, installing 22 water sources and 118 checks on dam construction, and arranging 144 synthetic salt licks.
Additionally, it has expanded the action of late King Rama IX to 1, 148 rai in order to add more efficient spaces to the area.
Mr. Phongsak noted that the company has also been collaborating closely with neighborhood groups under the umbrella of the” Khachanurak Village” model. The model aims to improve local knowledge of wild elephant behavior and provide basic training to stop confrontation, including how to properly power the animals back into the forest.
In five regions of the jungle advanced, eight type settlements have been tested. ” The royal tasks ‘ key concept is sustainable growth. When people become aware of the potential benefits of the bush, they work to protect and preserve the jungle.
King Rama X continues his father’s project, in which he claims people and the jungle may coexist peacefully.
The Nong Krathing area in Chachoengsao’s Sanam Chai Khet area is one of the Khachanurak type villages.
The Khao Ang Ruenai Wildlife Sanctuary has a large number of nutritious produce plantations, including sugar cane, grain, and maize, close to a tank.
Visitors had long experienced incursion issues caused by wild animals. The area was frightened when around 100 wild animals visited their farms in 2015 to pull on their crops.
When HRH Princess Bajrakitiyabha visited the group in 2020, she saw the issues and included Nong Krathing in the Khachanurak program.
Prathum Panakul, the village’s commander of Nong Krathing, claimed the project benefits the area’s residents. It introduced a cooperative vegetable gardening program that has allowed citizens to grow vegetables together for more money in addition to their rice and plantain plantations. They were able to receive 300-500 ringgit a time, she said.
Local authorities and express organizations have also collaborated to patrol the area to stop animals from entering the area.
According to Ms. Prathum, farmers have switched from growing nutritious crops to growing rubber trees and other profitable crops in an effort to reduce their food sources. King Rama X’s sympathy for his people has improved our lives. We appreciate his work to assist us, and we appreciate them. Because they saw the benefits and realized that the King has not abandoned his people,” she said, various villages would like to take part in the job.”