Probe into why tourists allowed near gaurs in Khao Paeng Ma no-hunting zone

 

 

The Department of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation has been ordered to investigate how tourists were allowed special access to watch gaurs at Khao Paeng Ma no-hunting zone in Wang Nam Khieu district of Thailand’s north-eastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima.

 

The probe was ordered by Natural Resources and Environment Minister Warawut Silpa-archa after it was reported on social media that VIP tourist groups, allegedly organised by a temple in the district in collusion with a private tour agency, were allowed into the zone to watch the protected species at close range.

 

Thai PBS learned that the well-known temple has been organising gaur watching tours on a regular basis. They allegedly divide tourists into three categories, namely senior officials, who have the privilege of watching the animals at close range because some of them are responsible for providing funding the non-hunting zone, those who are close to the temple abbot and those who attend a Dharma course at the temple, a group which does not enjoy the privilege of getting close to the animals.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/probe-into-why-tourists-allowed-near-gaurs-in-khao-paeng-ma-no-hunting-zone/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2019-12-16

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money and monks go hand in hand these days, doesnt matter if its leagl or not as long as they get paid