Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thai Rath reported that a bull elephant hunting for food alone died after being electrocuted by a 220 volt fence erected to protect an orchard in Pong Nam Rorn district of Chanthaburi in eastern Thailand.

 

Local officals and police were investigating yesterday evening in the village of Ban Klong Takhong.

 

The 15 year old pachyderm had evidence of burning on its trunk in an area known by loacls as the "80 Rai Orchard".

 

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There was no one around managing the property at the time. 

 

The deceased elephant was part of a 20 strong herd that volunteers had tried to move on after they encroached on local's land.

 

He had got detached from the main herd. 

 

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If the fence can kill an elephant what will it do to any human who touches it. 

Shocking!

3 minutes ago, DezLez said:

If the fence can kill an elephant what will it do to any human who touches it. 

Kill them also but the locals probably know that it is live.

Why does an electric fence have to be so powerful as to kill the elephant?

 

Why can't it just have enough power to deter?

4 minutes ago, phetphet said:

Why does an electric fence have to be so powerful as to kill the elephant?

 

Why can't it just have enough power to deter?

Perhaps it was not a professional installation as they are usually high voltage low amperage sufficient for a "tingle" , this sounds just something jerry rigged by the owner.

That's sad happening in country where Elephant has such a high place in culture and respect.

1 hour ago, phetphet said:

Why does an electric fence have to be so powerful as to kill the elephant?

 

Why can't it just have enough power to deter?

That's because anything less power will not deter the beast from ruining trees, fences and livelihood of poor farmers, this is an old problem farmers been grappling with for decade  and electric fences are the solution, cruel but effective...

1 hour ago, RandiRona said:

That's sad happening in country where Elephant has such a high place in culture and respect.

so respected they have to beat them into submission to break them in

21 minutes ago, ezzra said:

That's because anything less power will not deter the beast from ruining trees, fences and livelihood of poor farmers, this is an old problem farmers been grappling with for decade  and electric fences are the solution, cruel but effective...

Elephants  first

56 million years ago, elephant species originated in Africa and remained there for the next 33 million years. 20 million years ago, elephant ancestors spread across land bridges from Africa to Europe to Asia.

One of the earliest known humans is Homo habilis, or “handy man,” who lived about 2.4 million to 1.4 million years ago in Eastern and Southern Africa.

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5 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Kill them also but the locals probably know that it is live.

And where to switch it off...

Official CCTV never works, layman's electricity job always works - there is a lesson somewhere! 

If they want it to work = it works! 

Sorry for the pachyderm, maybe you get the farmer to responsibility for seriously hotwiring his orchard which could have been done with a fraction of the voltage! 

If 220 volts can kill, then during my working life I probably died at least once a week :D

 

49 minutes ago, anterian said:

If 220 volts can kill, then during my working life I probably died at least once a week :D

 

Am I wrong thinking that the grounding might have something to do with it?

On 4/22/2022 at 4:06 AM, DezLez said:

If the fence can kill an elephant what will it do to any human who touches it. 

Shocking!

Electric fences are meant to deter not kill. Whoever installed and maintained the fence needs prosecuting and educating. Which Authority is following this up to secure prosecution and rectification?