webfact Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 A complaint was lodged with police in Phu Luang district of the north-eastern province of Loei Saturday, by officials of Phu Luang wildlife sanctuary, against some villagers who allegedly set elephant traps around their farms and a pond. The officials also presented some of the traps to the police as an evidence. They said that the setting of animal traps is an offence against the Wildlife Preservation and Protection Act and perpetrators are liable to a maximum prison term of 10 years and/or a one million baht fine, if found guilty by a court. An official said villagers had previously used firecrackers to chase the elephants away and this was the first time that traps were found near the sanctuary. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/over-100-elephant-traps-found-near-thailands-phu-luang-wildlife-sanctuary/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-01-24 - Aetna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post supersomchai Posted January 23, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 23, 2022 Shocking lack of humanity from the villagers who set the traps. Hope the perpetrators get locked up for a long time.☹️ 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 1duckyboy Posted January 23, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 23, 2022 1 hour ago, supersomchai said: Shocking lack of humanity from the villagers who set the traps. Hope the perpetrators get locked up for a long time.☹️ If the elephants are destroying the villagers' source of income, then it's understandable that they would feel it's either the elephants or them. Easy to be judgemental and then go to a nice restaurant for a meal. 3 2 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted January 24, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 24, 2022 47 minutes ago, 1duckyboy said: If the elephants are destroying the villagers' source of income, then it's understandable that they would feel it's either the elephants or them. Easy to be judgemental and then go to a nice restaurant for a meal. Maybe the villagers are in the elephants back yard? 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Expat68 Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, 1duckyboy said: If the elephants are destroying the villagers' source of income, then it's understandable that they would feel it's either the elephants or them. Easy to be judgemental and then go to a nice restaurant for a meal. Easy for people and wildlife to live in harmony, on the top of Phukradeung they have rangers to keep the wildlife in check Edited January 24, 2022 by Expat68 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAZ Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 Making an example of the violators is likely the only solution. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SteveAZ Posted January 24, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 24, 2022 1 hour ago, 1duckyboy said: If the elephants are destroying the villagers' source of income, then it's understandable that they would feel it's either the elephants or them. Easy to be judgemental and then go to a nice restaurant for a meal. The reality is human encroachment into the little remaining wildlife habitat has occurred endlessly. It will never stop unless a decision is made to manage the human wildlife interactions. Elephants are eking out a living as are the villagers. In any case the traps aren’t the answer. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 8 hours ago, webfact said: perpetrators are liable to a maximum prison term of 10 years and/or a one million baht fine, if found guilty by a court. But they will never find the perpetrators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big dendrobenaes Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 must be very very BIG TRAPS then ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big dendrobenaes Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 3 hours ago, SteveAZ said: Making an example of the violators is likely the only solution. true but they WILL NOT DO ANYTHING......will they....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Bill Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 11 hours ago, webfact said: against some villagers who allegedly set elephant traps around their farms How about laying one of these in the village main street to stop the pesky motorcyclists???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Screaming Posted January 24, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 24, 2022 And then some of you want to shack up with some of their daughters and move to the village. What fools. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETERTHEEATER Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 7 hours ago, Expat68 said: Easy for people and wildlife to live in harmony, on the top of Phukradeung they have rangers to keep the wildlife in check That accounts for the lack of elephants up there....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PETERTHEEATER Posted January 24, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 24, 2022 3 hours ago, big dendrobenaes said: must be very very BIG TRAPS then ??? The 'traps' shown in the image are intended to injure when stepped upon and cause a painful wound likely to become infected and result in a lingering death. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Expat68 Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 6 minutes ago, PETERTHEEATER said: That accounts for the lack of elephants up there....... They do not shoot them, only fire in the air, if they come too close to the camp site 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1duckyboy Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 11 hours ago, 1duckyboy said: If the elephants are destroying the villagers' source of income, then it's understandable that they would feel it's either the elephants or them. Easy to be judgemental and then go to a nice restaurant for a meal. Good to see my response stimulated so many caring responses. Next time I'll highlight "understandable" so folks don't read it as condone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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