Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs reveals the Department of National Parks. It is a working group that jointly examines the identity of "Plain Ekachai" to see if it looks like an important elephant or not. The working group will travel to Kaeng Khoi District, Saraburi Province, where the owner brings the elephants to live. to check the 7 characteristics
Mr. Jatuporn Burusphat, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment said that he had been notified by the Ministry of Interior. which invited the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation to send representatives to join the working group to examine the characteristics of important elephants preliminary According to Mr. Thanabodee Promsuk, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Elephant Conservation Center Wapi Pathum District Maha Sarakham Province On behalf of the Golden Elephant Company (Thailand), the owner of "Plai Ekachai", formerly known as "Plai Bunyong", informed the Wapi Pathum District Sheriff. to report to the relevant authorities to verify that Plai Ekachai is an important elephant or not? The Department of Provincial Administration made a letter notifying the owner of Plai Ekachai that The working group to preliminarily examine the characteristics of important elephants will travel to House No. 50, Ban Prasap Suk, Village No. 3, Huai Haeng Sub-district, Kaeng Khoi District, Saraburi Province. which is a place where elephants are brought to live On Friday, August 25, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. therefore asking the owner to prepare the elephant along with the mahout who cares Documents related to elephants and proprietary documents for the working group to review
Yesterday (Aug. 21), Mr. Manrat Rattanasukhon, Director-General of the Department of Provincial Administration who is the chairman of the working group for preliminary examination of the characteristics of important elephants Issue a letter as soon as possible to Mr. Thanabodee Phromsuk, referring to the letter from the Office of Golden Elephant (Thailand) Co., Ltd., dated October 26, 2018, where Mr. Thanabodee informed Wapi Pathum District Sheriff. in order to report to the relevant agencies to check Chang Plai Bunyong that is an important elephant according to government procedures and regulations. In this regard, the Department of Provincial Administration has considered that in order to inspect such elephants in accordance with the procedures and regulations of the government Therefore, an order was made to appoint a working group to examine the characteristics of important elephants preliminary, which the working group will inspect on Friday, August 25.
For the working group to examine the characteristics of important elephants, there are 13 people, chaired by the Director-General of the Department of Provincial Administration. There is a governor of Saraburi province. Director of Forest Industry Organization Kaeng Khoi District Sheriff is a working group, there are also Mr. Somroj Kukittikasem and Mrs. Patcharaporn Kukittikasem, the former owners of "Plaisak Surin" joins the working group As an expert in genomics as well as having a veterinarian, Sithidej Mahasawangkul, a veterinary specialist consultant Forest Industry Organization who is a veterinarian in charge "Plaisak Surin" during the relocation back to Thailand Including female veterinarian Kittiyaphon Iamsaard, veterinarian of the Office of Wildlife Conservation. Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation is also a working group.
Previously, on March 28, 2022, Mr. Sutthipong Julcharoen, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of the Interior, announced that the elephant "Plai Ekachai" had not yet been examined by an expert, stating that according to the information published through social media. About the case of the elephant conservation center in Maha Sarakham Province There was an elephant named "Plai Bunyong", later changed its name to "Plai Ekachai", in which the owner of the elephant noticed a special characteristic that was different from other elephants. or white elephant According to Kochalak's textbook and informed the Wapi Pathum District Sheriff as the local registrar where the elephant lives Which the Wapi Pathum District Sheriff has examined and found that There is a document showing the image of an elephant. and the elephant's primary health is healthy Able to eat and drink normally No abnormal appearance was found. and reported to the Governor of Maha Sarakham Province to report to the Ministry of Interior
However, the said elephant rope has not yet been inspected by a legal expert, so the owner of the elephant must not give news that may cause misunderstanding to the public. Also, elephants must not be moved outside the province where they will be tortured. which may be considered an offense against animal epidemic including other laws Related
in bowing down to the important elephants must proceed in accordance with the procedures of the regulations related laws both about proving the characteristics of elephants including moving elephants so as not to torture the elephants
For the word "important elephant" under the Act for the Preservation of Wild Elephants B.E. 2464 (1921) means an elephant with 7 auspicious characteristics: white eyes, white palate, white nails, white fur, white leather floor or a color similar to that of a new pot, white tail feathers, and white anatomy. or a color similar to a new pot Whoever has an important elephant or a colored elephant or Chang Niam must be presented to His Majesty the King And such an elephant will be the property of the land. There are 7 steps to bow and bow down to, as follows: 1) The owner of the elephant must submit a letter to the district chief. suspected that his own elephant might be an important elephant (raised elephants or wild elephants) which have auspicious characteristics as defined in the law. 2) The District Chief reported to the provincial governor. to have a letter to the Ministry of Interior 3) The Ministry of Interior has a letter notifying the Bureau of the Royal Household in order to request a Kachalak expert to inspect the elephant's statue and reports to the Secretary of the Palace. Appointment only 5) The Secretary-General of the Royal Household respected His Majesty the King for a royal decision and informed the Ministry of Interior for further action. 6) Bureau of the Royal Household and Ministry of Interior. to consider together in paying homage to His Majesty the King to receive the royal greetings and the Royal Ceremony of the Royal Elephant Ceremony; therefore bringing the elephants to stand in the elephant shed
If people see an elephant that has 7 basic auspicious characteristics that may be classified as an important elephant or a white elephant, namely, white eyes, white palate, white nails, white fur, white skin floor or color similar to the new pot, white tail hair and white or color-like testicles new You can inform the district chief, deputy district chief, village headman in the area. inspected in order to proceed in accordance with the law on the nature of elephants.- Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency