Two herds of elephants forage for food in fruit orchards in Trat province

Wildlife officials in Thailand’s eastern province of Trat have been trying to push two herds of wild elephants back into the forest, after they emerged to search for food on farmland and in fruit orchards on Monday night.

According to officials at Khlong Kaew Waterfall National Park in Bo Rai district, a herd of about 40 elephants, including several calves, are now foraging for food in cultivated areas along the road from Ban Nong Mai Hom to Ban Nong Bon.

Thunder-flashes have been used in an attempt to scare the animals away, but without much success. More wildlife officials, from neighbouring Pong Nam Ron district of Chanthaburi province, are on their way to help push the elephants back into their habitat.

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