Bangkok, "Pol. Gen. Patcharawat " ordered the National Park Department Hurry to help people affected by elephants coming out of the forest to destroy crops. Including being attacked until seriously injured or dead. Ready to request the central budget to set up an operation to monitor and push out wild elephants. Accelerate the creation of zones to adjust the behavior of unruly wild elephants. We will expedite operations in the Khao Ang Rue Nai Wildlife Sanctuary area first. Then expanded to cover the entire area of 16 forest groups.

Mr. Atthaphon Charoenchansa, Director-General of the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources Acting Director-General of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation revealed that Pol. Gen. Patcharawat Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Natural Resources and Environment. He has given policies and urged to urgently resolve the problem of wild elephants leaving protected forest areas. In the most recent case, there was an incident involving wild elephants in Thap Lan National Park. Attacking the local people in the Kaeng Dinso Subdistrict, Nadi District, Prachinburi Province on November 11, 2023, officials pushed out a wild elephant that was heading south towards Kabinburi District and controlled the area Coordinate and notify nearby residents. and communities that are expected Wild elephants will move past so be careful.

Police General Patcharawat also emphasized finding measures to provide relief to the affected people. This is from the recent events that occurred in the Thap Lan National Park area. as well as other areas who are affected by the problem of wild elephants leaving protected forest areas The National Park Service has determined 6 measures to solve this problem, consisting of:

1) Management of protected forest areas as habitats for wild elephants.

2) Create a protection line for wild elephants.

3) Organize a surveillance team to promote wild elephants and community networks.

4) Helping people affected by wild elephants

5) Sustainable management of areas supporting wild elephants

6) Controlling the wild elephant population

In the urgent period, the National Parks Department An urgent project has been proposed to solve the problem of wild elephants living outside protected forest areas. To request support from the central budget budget. List of reserve funds for emergencies or necessity It covers hiring local people to form a surveillance operation to push out wild elephants. Construction of a quarantine facility and modification of the behavior of ferocious wild elephants. as well as proposing criteria to specifically compensate for the impacts caused by wild elephants In order to solve the problem of wild elephants living outside protected forest areas causing damage to people's lives and property, they can be concretely resolved as soon as possible. For creating a place to adjust the behavior of wild elephants that have wild and unruly habits. Action will be taken in the Khao Ang Rue Nai Wildlife Sanctuary area as a priority. As well as expanding it to cover the entire area of 16 forest groups to ensure the safety of life and property of the people living around the protected forest area.

Source: Thai News Agency