Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation has been recruiting as many as 13,000 new forest rangers, to protect the country’s dwindling forests and resources.

 

Besides the recruitment plan, Atthaphon Charoenchansa, the department’s head, said they plan to upgrade the status of park rangers, with proper remuneration, fringe benefits, job security and a career path, instead of being employees without any other welfare, benefits or prospect of career advancement, as is currently the case.

 

Marking World Ranger Day today (Monday), Atthaphon said that park rangers have patrolled, on foot, covering more than 480,000 hectares, or 70% of Thailand’s conserved forests, in the past year.

 

Caption: Photo by the Department of National Parks

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/as-many-as-13000-new-forest-rangers-being-recruited/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2023-07-31

 

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That will make the guy who cuts my grass happy.

 

He works in the Mae Wong national park, and cuts my 5 or so rai on his days off.

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Besides the recruitment plan, Atthaphon Charoenchansa, the department’s head, said they plan to upgrade the status of park rangers, with proper remuneration, fringe benefits, job security and a career path, instead of being employees without any other welfare, benefits or prospect of career advancement, as is currently the case.

Well I'll be......