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Wildlife

More Endangered Animals Removed From Tiger Temple

Endangered animals were caught and removed from the Tiger Temple in Kanchanburi province yesterday. The animals were left over from the last animal seizure at the controversial temple mid last year, and they will be moved to other wildlife breeding operations in nearby provinces for better care. In the previous seizure, the animals were deemed…

Illegal Wildlife Trade A Major Concern As Demand For Rare Species Increases

News about wild animals, both good and bad, made the headlines from time to time in 2016, and both the authorities and academics have shared a common concern on illegal wildlife trade, especially as more people are interested in keeping wild animals as pets. Also, a large number of deaths among rare animals and threat…

TripAdvisor Stops Offering Tourists Trips To Cruel Wildlife Attractions

TripAdvisor, which has for years been accused of profiting from animal cruelty, has finally buckled and announced that it will stop selling tickets to cruel wildlife attractions. According to one charity, the tourist attractions listed on the US-based travel site are causing as many as 550,000 animals to suffer in cruel conditions each year and…

In These Sad Times- A Story With Hopefully A Happy Ending

This story will hopefully have a happy ending to help lift the spirits of a mourning nation.  As elephants hit the news this week, an injured calf has been saved from hunters by Chanthaburi villagers. Forestry officials are now looking for a surrogate mother for him. The three-month-old baby’s front left leg was hurt by…

Baby Elephant “Rescues” Friend Darrick In River

The Save Elephant Foundation in Chiang Mai, Thailand, captured little Kham Lha racing to the aid of Darrick Thomson, the co-founder of the foundation and one of her most favourite people ever. Darrick was swimming in the river and called out to her on the shore.  The young elephant interpreted his calls as distress cries (although he…

Rare Giant Stingray Deaths Under Investigation

Factories discharging wastewater are likely to be the cause of a sudden rise in deaths of giant stingrays in Samut Songkhram. However, lab test results may not be able to identify the culprits, according to the Department of Pollution Control. In order to clarify the source of chemicals or toxic substances that killed the giant…

Beware The Dangerous Monocled Cobra

Continuing our look at snakes that you may encounter in Thailand and more importantly, the Buriram area, we will examine the Monocled Cobra. Although much smaller than its huge more famous relative the King Cobra, it commands the same or even more respect. Its venom is more toxic than that of kraits and king cobras…

Malayan Pit Viper In Buriram

Continuing our series of articles about snakes in Thailand, we are going to look at the snake responsible for most envenomations in Thailand. As a pupil and a teacher I have learned that most rules have exceptions and we have a case in hand here. It is common knowledge that snakes are shy and usually…