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Parks and wildlife authorities plan more activities to reduce elephant-human issue

Officials from parks and wildlife say their efforts to stop exotic animals from invading Prachin Buri province’s areas have been successful, with” Sorapong,” the most problematic bull, being returned to its original habitat.

The operation to restrain about 40 wandering wild elephants involved more than 200 people including veterinarians, animal husbandry officers and crew, said Atthapol Charoenchansa, diredtor-general of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation ( DNP ).

According to him, it started on Thursday and ended early on Friday night when Sorapong was sedated and transferred to the Chachoengsao Khao Ang Rue Nai Wildlife Sanctuary.

Since a deadly attack on a local citizen on December 11th, the ministry had been tracking the animals. &nbsp,

The creatures had been congregating in the 800-rai Sadao jungle outside, according to Mr Atthapol.

He claimed that the team had originally tried to intimidate and force the elephants up into their natural habitat in Chachoengsao’s Khao Ang Rue Nai temple without success.

” Amid the clash between the exotic animals and local communities, finding appropriate actions to end the problem has been a main challenge”, he said.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment made ending the elephant-human issue an immediate priority, he added.

It recently developed a birth control strategy for wild animals, but there was strong opposition because of the potential danger to their wellness.

Mr. Atthapol emphasized that birth control would not hurt the wild inhabitants and that it would be carefully monitored by experts.

In collaboration with the Chiang Mai University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, the office conducted a pilot project last year that involved giving birth control vaccinations to seven wild animals. There were no adverse consequences, it claimed.

The section is preparing to develop the project to areas like Khao Ang Rue Nai’s sanctuary, which are regularly visited by elephants and people.

Since 2012, 240 people have been killed and 208 injured from rhino problems in Thailand.

University educators are summoned to discuss what members receive for 38, 000 ringgit.

The Metropolitan Police Bureau has summoned college lecturers for inquiries regarding a contentious “volunteer police” training program that costs Chinese nationals 38, 000 ringgit per individual.

The action was taken in response to online allegations that the Central Investigation Bureau ( CIB ), Metropolitan Police Division 3, and a privately run university were hosting the program and had approved the issuance of ID cards bearing the police logo.

Women’s Party MP Sasinan Thamnithinan, in a later article on X, asked why the Royal Thai Police was training Taiwanese citizens as officers volunteers and charging them 38, 000 ringgit each.

” If the claims are proven to be true, administrative and legal actions will be taken against those involved, including police officials”, said Pol Lt Gen Sayam Boonsom, the Metropolitan Police Bureau director.

He confirmed that the participants ‘ 38, 000 ringgit each were being charged for the training program at Siam University in Thon Buri from December 25 through December 27th, 2024. When completed, they received a two-year license, authorities products and an established ID symbol.

The show’s plan also used the CIB brand and title. The CIB denied presence.

According to Pol Lt. Gen. Sayam, Metropolitan Police Division 3 professionals were given the task of conducting an investigation.

” We’ve summoned school educators for a meeting to obtain information about the program, including the roots of the 38, 000-baht price and a list of all participants, to verify if payments were made, to whom and under what conditions individuals were recruited into the programme”, he said.

He said that if it is discovered that two police officers involved in the training program have ties to the training program’s creator, they may face both administrative and legal penalties.

” Examinations will determine whether the soldiers were involved in any financial gain,” he continued.

Pornchai Mongkhonvanit, chairman of Siam University, stated that the university was looking into the issue as well as sitting idle.

After an accident in Kanchanaburi, authorities arrest suspected forest thieves and capture chainsaws.

Nine international tourists were hurt when a wayside tree that was thought to have been cut improperly fell onto a vehicle on Friday morning. A saw and cutting saw were later found in the yard of a suspected forest poacher.

When the trees fell onto the vehicle carrying 30 Western travellers, according to Pol Lt Col Maneephat Phengkret, research chief at the Lat Ya police place, who was called at around 10am, on Highway 3199 in Tha Manao Village Moo 2 of tambon Wang Dong in Muang area.

The van with Kanchanaburi license plates parked on the road leading to the Erawan river in Sri Sawat district was discovered by local authorities, tourist police, rescuers, and restoration officers. The effects of the tree shattered the bonnet.

One male and eight women, among them, were among the nine international travelers who had broken tree branches and cup inflicted injuries to their legs, arms, and faces. First aid was administered to them before transporting them to a local clinic. After receiving care, they were afterward released. ( Story continues below )

The tree that fell onto the vehicle in Kanchanaburi carrying international visitors. ( Photo: Piyarach Chongcharoen )

The tree was discovered by authorities to be felled by an electrical saw, not by natural causes. Around the tree’s bottom, sand was discovered in clumps.

Paithoon Inthabut, mind of the Salak Phra wildlife sanctuary, ordered his team to meet with police to chase down those involved in illegal logging.

Afterwards, the group discovered a flimsy pickup truck traveling through a wooded area close to the location where the tree had fallen.

The group pursued the car, but they were able to stop it. The driver, identified just as Wasin, 39, of Bang Krathum area in Phitsanulok, was arrested, with a saw and a cutting saw seized.

He was detained to find out whether he had unlawfully felled the trees.

Firefighters give initial support to the wounded visitors. ( Photo: Piyarach Chongcharoen )

A 39-year-old male is being interrogated by police for cutting a tree that fell on a vehicle in Kanchanaburi on Friday. His pickup truck’s bed contained a axe and a pruning saw. ( Photo: Piyarach Chongcharoen )

Speeding accountable for 40 % of accidents

Forty-three people were killed and 200 injured in road accidents across Thailand on Thursday, the eighth of the” 10 harmful time” of the New Year breaks.

The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation’s Road Safety Directing Center announced on Friday that 196 street accidents had caused the deaths.

From Dec 27 to Jan 2, a full of 321 people were reported killed and 1, 894 injured in 1, 938 traffic incidents across the country.

Speeding was the major cause, accounting for 40.31 % of the crashes recorded on Thursday, followed by cutting in front of other vehicles at 26.02 % and drink-driving at 15.82 %.

The most prevalent type of vehicle involved in the fatalities was a motorcycle.

In the first seven days of the New Year’s Road Safety Campaign, Surat Thani, the southwestern province, had the highest number of fatalities, wounds, and deaths.

Since most people have arrived in Bangkok and various key towns after their vacations, Chettha Mosikarat, the head of the center, reported that there are fewer cars traveling on highways. Some cars may drive at higher rate, leading to injuries, he said. &nbsp,

More than half of the 124 party-goers tested positive for drugs and were sent to surgery after the new police raid on an exclusive gay party on December 8 in Bangkok’s Watthana city raised more sensitive issues regarding privacy and drug policies.

Pharmaceutical advocates expressed concern about the utility of the federal drug policy, despite a civil society network’s claim that the media exposed their faces and stigmatized LGBT people.

Any people detained for substance use may undergo treatment at a rehabilitation hospital until they are certified as having finished treatment, according to Sections 113 and 114 of the Narcotics Code.

Some activists contend that enacting a rules like this would violate the laws governing damage reduction because not all drug users, especially those who are deemed to be functioning addicts, are willing to be rehabilitated.

Additionally, the legislation places a cap on how long an addict can stay in rehab.

Chaopichan Techo, a counselor from the Bangkok Public Health Centre who specializes in drug addiction, claimed that the media coverage of the gathering demonstrated how the government has generally defined drug users as mentally ill people who require rehabilitation.

The group was attended by 124 able-bodied people, many of whom had nice jobs, news accounts said.

Of the group friends, 66 were arrested for using medications, while 33 individuals were charged with drug hands. Certainly all drug users are mentally sick, manic, or unable to lead their lives, as we can see.

They could be aware of the effects of drug usage while still living a relatively good and healthy life, he said.

He claimed that enforcing the law that encourages defamation of drug users do not sometimes help to lessen the negative effects of drug use. In recent years, substance use behavior has changed, which necessitates a shift in how we fight medication.

” There is a spectrum of drug users: people who use drugs ( PWUD), people who abuse drugs, and drug dependents. Each requires a different view, “Sgt Chaopichan said.

Those who use medicines have different reasons: to socialise, relieve stress, reduce discomfort, for enjoyment, or to increase sexual. The reasons are genuine, but the ingredients may be illegal.

” So we can’t just take everyone to detox without going over their story,” Sgt Chaopichan said. Nevertheless, he said medicine people must be vigilant and check dosages and frequency.

According to the statistics, the majority of PWUDs who have symptoms and require rehabilitation have a history of drug use and abuse, he said.

Although pharmaceutical advocates ‘ ultimate goal is to get people to stop using them, they can’t force them if they want to continue experiencing the drug-induced happiness.

Their healthiness should be at least as good as theirs, with a focus on preventing them from posing a threat to society. By pointing out the negative effects of drug usage and letting them make their decisions, it is also acceptable to prevent new people from developing the habit.

According to Natural Resources and Environment Minister Chalermchai Sri-on, new methods have been put in place to help work to save more alligators after some were recently discovered useless.

The problem, he said, is primarily caused by declining seaweed meadows, which are the only carnivorous marine mammal in the world, which rely on seagrasses for food.

Alligators are forced to migrate in search of food as grass meadows, which may cause them to suffer injuries while at sea as a result of fish and other risks.

A fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles ( UAV ) will be used to improve the dugong population’s health for the first measure, he said, adding that the technology will allow for a closer examination of dugongs ‘ health and identify those who may need assistance and are ill.

According to the next estimate, some marine regions may be designated as temporary habitat safety zones, where he said, activities that are deemed harmful to dugongs will likely be prohibited.

Rawai Beach and Bang Rong Bay in Phuket, as well as Bang Khwan Bay in Phangnga, where a lot of alligators have just been spotted, are the first three places that are likely to be designated as temporary habitat temples. He said that more discussions will be held with different parties to hear their views.

The second measure concerns a plan to address the loss of grass by replacing dugong’s healthy meals with other kinds of food while separating sick or starving dugongs from their herd to get treated at wooden isolation pools in the sea.

Finally, joint operations centers will be established between the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources ( DMCR ) and the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation ( DNP ) for the protection of dugongs, for a total cost of 615.16 million baht.

For then, food products for alligators are being distributed in specific areas in Phuket, Trang and Phangnga as part of efforts to tackle the loss of grass, said Pinsak Suraswadi, director-general of the DMCR.

These include places off Koh Libong in Trang, Chao Mai National Park in Trang, Tang Khen Bay in the same state, and Bang Khwan Bay in Phangnga, all of which are located beneath Rawai Bridge in Phuket.

He claimed that Phangnga’s seaside floating gates are being constructed to house ill or weakened orangutans.

According to the National Anti-Corruption Commission ( NACC), two former Thai Airways International ( THAI ) executives have been found in the wrong in a probe into a freight business that resulted in damages for the airline of more than 360 million baht.

In an NACC statement released on Thursday, the anti-graft body said it completed its investigation into irregularities in the airline’s deal with Southern Air Inc ( SAI ) from 2009 to 2011.

Under the terms of the agreement, THAI would lease the entire cargo space on two long-range SAI B777-200 for two years in accordance with an Aircraft Block Space Agreement ( ABS ).

According to the NACC, during the two-year deal, THAI paid over 360 million baht ( US$ 10.5 million ) in landing and navigation fees to SAI despite the fact THAI is not responsible for such charges.

Pruet Boobphakam, a former THAI professional vice-president for business, and Poonsak Chumchuay, a former chairman of the firm’s goods and industrial message, were found to be involved in the abnormalities.

The NACC has made the decision to fully charge them with the offenses of leaders in state organizations or firms under Section 8 and Area 11, and the situation may be forwarded to the attorney-general for further investigation.

The NACC added that it will also request that the airline take punitive action against the set and require that they pay for the damages.