Rare leopard cat killed on Thai road

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

Photo: P’New Rakdin/ Facebook

 

Photos of a beautiful leopard cat, believed to have been run over by a car, were posted to Facebook to remind people to drive slowly when passing through national parks.

 

The cat was reportedly found dead on the roadside of Khao Yai National Park in Nakhon Ratchasima province this morning. Facebook user P’New Rakdin posted a video of a park official inspecting the small dead feline.

 

“That’s too bad,” the park official said in the video, while another person is heard saying, “It may have been pregnant. Its stomach is swollen.”

 

Full Story: https://coconuts.co/bangkok/news/rare-leopard-cat-killed-thai-road/

 

-- © Copyright Coconuts Bangkok 2017-12-14

Sad indeed.  Let's be careful yes, driving in national parks.

 

Very sad to see.

Thats what happens when you build a road through a forest,the

Elephants are the only ones that can push back.

regards worgeordie

The problem is most of the people driving that road aren't interested in visiting the national park, they're using it as a shortcut to get from Pak Chong to Nakhon Nayok.  40 baht to save an hour (and 200 baht extra in fuel) is a good deal, whichever way you look at it.

 

Those sort of people are not concerned about the environment they're driving through, they're only interested in getting to their destination as quickly as possible.

Edited December 14, 20178 yr by dfdgfdfdgs

2 minutes ago, dfdgfdfdgs said:

The problem is most of the people driving that road aren't interested in visiting the national park, they're using it as a shortcut to get from Pak Chong to Nakhon Nayok.  40 baht to save an hour and 200 baht extra in fuel is a good deal, whichever way you look at it.

 

Those sort of people are not concerned about the environment they're driving through, they're only interesting in getting to their destination as quickly as possible.

So... the national park makes money from allowing cars to use this road?

 

If so, there's your care and concern for the natural flora and fauna right there.

  "drive carefully" is, I hope, not the crux of conservation policy in the country.

2 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

So... the national park makes money from allowing cars to use this road?

 

 

In fairness to them I can't see how else they are supposed to do it.  Once the road had been built, there's no way to differentiate between tourists and commuters - if you asked them they'd just lie and say they were tourists, then an hour later they'd be driving out the other side.

 

And it's more than 40 baht I suppose.  40 baht is the person fee.  I forget what they charge the actual vehicle.

Maybe they should start charging locals 400baht for entrance to focus in quality instead of volume.

1 hour ago, NanLaew said:

So... the national park makes money from allowing cars to use this road?

 

If so, there's your care and concern for the natural flora and fauna right there.

Don't forget the wildlife ...

 
In fairness to them I can't see how else they are supposed to do it.  Once the road had been built, there's no way to differentiate between tourists and commuters - if you asked them they'd just lie and say they were tourists, then an hour later they'd be driving out the other side.
 
And it's more than 40 baht I suppose.  40 baht is the person fee.  I forget what they charge the actual vehicle.

It's 100baht per vehicle.

Guess they are even rarer now.

Very sad.