Bull elephant killed and skull gouged out for tusks by brutal poachers

By Thai PBS

 

 

KORAT: -- Forestry rangers are now combing the Nam Nao national park hunting for poachers after a bull elephant was killed and it’s tusks gouged out from the dying elephant.

 

The brutal killing pattern of the elephant by the poachers was revealed by the head of the Nakhon Ratchasima-based Conservation Office 7 Mr Thakorn Lomstaporn yesterday.

 

He said he was alerted by a foot patrol team of forestry rangers in Papung wildlife sanctuary that it found a killed bull elephant while on a foot patrol from Phukok forest in Nam Nao national park to Chulabhon dam.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/bull-elephant-killed-skull-gouged-tusks-brutal-poachers/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2017-09-18

Effective punishment is to catch each and every poacher and cut both of their arms off.  

2nd one in 2 days Hmmm

What a waste.
Sorry for the Elephant.
Indeed, I too hope they will be caught.
And I hope that the development of the rural population will continue to advance, so they can make a few Baht more by doing a honest day's work, instead of despicable and criminal activity.