Six Phayre’s langurs were found dead and two illegal hunters were injured in a clash with forest rangers in the Kaeng Krachan National Park in Thailand’s Phetchaburi province on Monday.

 

According to the park chief, Somjet Chanthana, park rangers heard gunshots as they were on a routine patrol of the national park in Huay Mae Phraing sub-district, Kaeng Krachan district, and they immediately went to investigate.

 

The rangers found two men, armed with shotguns, and ordered them to stop for searches, but they resisted and opened fire at the rangers, who returned fire and then arrested the suspects.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/six-langurs-killed-two-hunters-arrested-in-kaeng-prachan-national-park/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2023-04-25

 

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Hope they're charged with attempted murder, along with the animal deaths.

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The rangers found two men, armed with shotguns, and ordered them to stop for searches, but they resisted and opened fire at the rangers, who returned fire and then arrested the suspects

Add attempted murder to their crime sheet.

Too many poachers go undetected in the park. Not enough Rangers to cover such a large area but they do try and sometimes get lucky.

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