Mysterious mass death at Chiang Mai Night Safari shocks Thailand

[Hawaiian]

35 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

And if I want to see penguins or polar bears???

San Diego Zoo has them.

https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/penguin-day

https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/animals/polar-bear

[KannikaP]

2 minutes ago, Hawaiian said:

San Diego Zoo has them.

https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/penguin-day

https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/animals/polar-bear

I was answering the member who suggested a trip to Africa. Read it again. 

And it would be a 7000 mile trip for me to get to San Diego, so no thanks, I'll go to the North Pole to see the penguins instead.

[Thingamabob]

The way animals in captivity are treated in Thailand is disgusting. 

[Tropicalevo]

45 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

And if I want to see penguins or polar bears???

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/the-south-african-town-where-penguins-rule-180978901/

[arick]

FIP

 

There goes my condo rental 

[arick]

Maybe the foreigners or the Russians had something to do with it that live opposite the night safari

[Stocky]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Chiang Mai Night Safari, renowned as one of the world’s top tourist attractions

Please!

 

Singapore Night Safari is renowned as one of the world’s top tourist attractions, Chiang Mai Night Safari is a shoddy knock off

 

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[nobodysfriend]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

If left unresolved, the dwindling wildlife population could tarnish the reputation

 

Disgusting  .

[wensiensheng]

Riiiight, the pythons got them. No one wanted to steal the valuable animals anyway.

[smew]

Quality supervision by qualified professionals… TIT

[brianthainess]

41 minutes ago, kwan said:

Suicide !

Brought on by Paranoia 'coz every one was staring at them?.

In China I have seen visitors let their kids poke sticks or throw stones at them. I spoke out and stopped that, well until the next lot turn up at least. Zoos are horrid places IMO.

[pookett]

Only for so long you can abuse and neglect captive/semi-captive wild(sic)-life and expect them to florish or even just survive...

 

RIP innocent animals

[FolkGuitar]

We went once a year or two after it opened. Won't go again, especially at those prices for foreigners. Thailand gets enough of my money as it is. I don't feel the need to just throw it away on hyped-up, non-cultural events.

Bring back the dancing at Kalare. I'd pay for that.

Bring back more Kantoke dinner shows. I'd pay for that.

Thailand is quickly giving away its cultural attractions in favor of Amusement Park activities.

[cardinalblue]

6 hours ago, KannikaP said:

Hmmm where shall I go, Grand Canyon, Taj Mahal, Machu Pichu, Pyramids, Eiffel Tower.............

Nah Chiag Mai Zoo        555

It is not one of the world’s top attractions…I don’t think it is one of CM known top attractions…it is not even on my CM recommendation list…nothing special about safari or the zoo here…typically average 

[stix40]

Chester Zoo UK 

Excellent role model on how to keep endangered animals in captivity.

Changmai Zoo

No thanks ! 

[rwill]

1 hour ago, brianthainess said:

 

Mysterious mass death *OF ANIMALS* at Chiang Mai Night Safari shocks Thailand

There fixed it

Phew what a misleading headline AGAIN  at first I thought it was a mass death of tourists.

Or even better:   Several animals died or disappeared at Chiang Mai Night Safari during the month of December.

[Spock]

52 minutes ago, brianthainess said:

Brought on by Paranoia 'coz every one was staring at them?.

In China I have seen visitors let their kids poke sticks or throw stones at them. I spoke out and stopped that, well until the next lot turn up at least. Zoos are horrid places IMO.

Might be more accurate to say that zoos in certain countries, like China, are horrid places because the visitors don't genuinely respect the animals or the zoo authorities underfeed the animals and keep them in inappropriate enclosures.

[tandor]

7 hours ago, ezzra said:

Couple of animals dying it could be somewhat expected but 13 at the same time? neglect, malfeasance, derelict of job

or just simple carelessness, an investigation IS called for that's for sure...

methinks a mammalian respiratory virus ie Sars..no doubt bloods and Microbology cultures will be done.

[sambum]

"Mysterious mass death at Chiang Mai Night Safari shocks Thailand"

Very misleading headline - it sounds like a nightclub! I was envisaging dozens of partygoers affected by the results of dodgy yabba or something similar!

 

 

[tandor]

2 hours ago, Wildliferescue said:

13 Deaths in a month is not a "MYSTERIOUS MASS DEATH" issue, especially not when some died of old age or were eaten by pythons. Strange however is it that so many "DISAPPEARED", we have seen that before in the SONGKHLA ZOO and that didn't end well, now did it?

 

Chiangmai Night Safari is far from a famous or even nice attraction, it is run as a tourist attraction with zero conservation projects, no proper education program and started many years ago with the plans to even have a restaurant where people could eat wildlife. The place charges foreigner 4 times the local price, the animals are under bad care and don't get proper nutrition. Chiangmai already had a zoo and that should have been enough. 

in its first year about 40+ animals perished due to lack of expertise, weather, irregular supply of specialist foods, forcing a temporary closure...don't you remember?

[Drumbuie]

7 hours ago, ezzra said:

Couple of animals dying it could be somewhat expected but 13 at the same time? neglect, malfeasance, derelict of job

or just simple carelessness, an investigation IS called for that's for sure...

I can't imagine that the high pollution levels in Chiang Mai are good for animals, any more than they are for humans. 

[Maejo Man]

This place has been a shambles since it first opened. First it was lion steaks and exotic burgers on the menu at the restaurant courtesy of that idiot Plodprasop. Then half of the original animals either died or escaped, all through complete incompetence and lack of knowledge. Been past it hundreds of times and never had a wish to go inside. A vulgar tourist trap!!

[brommers]

Animals should not be kept in any form of captivity be it a zoo, a circus, a night safari or anything else. I visited the Night Safari years ago and left feeling depressed because of the condition of the animals. Not long after, some dolt involved in running the place even suggested that the restaurants should be serving "exotic" meats such as zebra! This place is a legacy of the initial Thaksin era and needs to be wipe off the face of the earth. Chiang Mai would be the better for its closure.

[Peabody]

4 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

allegedly due to predation by pythons, preventing the recovery of their remains.

This is the buried lead. Nice story to account for the animals that were stol... errr, eaten.

[SunsetT]

7 hours ago, bendejo said:

Some animal parts are valuable for medical purposes.  E.g. tiger weenie broth supposedly does wonders for the consumer's weenie.  Gets a pretty penny, so I'm told.

 

Quack Chinese medicine!

 

[mrfill]

3 hours ago, KannikaP said:

I was answering the member who suggested a trip to Africa. Read it again. 

And it would be a 7000 mile trip for me to get to San Diego, so no thanks, I'll go to the North Pole to see the penguins instead.

No you won't. There are 0 penguins at the North Pole. There are some in Africa though and even some in the tropics (in the Galapagos islands).

 

And you won't find any Polar Bears at the South Pole either.

[keithkarmann]

4 hours ago, Ken444 said:

I have a Thai Pink ID - Thai prices for me every time lol

Thai driving licence. 

[brianthainess]

26 minutes ago, mrfill said:

No you won't. There are 0 penguins at the North Pole. There are some in Africa though and even some in the tropics (in the Galapagos islands).

 

And you won't find any Polar Bears at the South Pole either.

New Zealand also has Penguins. 

[jak2002003]

5 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

They attributed the tiger’s death to ageing and stated that another white tiger cub had died earlier, at less than ten months due to weak health and infection. Several other animals had also died or disappeared, allegedly due to predation by pythons, preventing the recovery of their remains.

 

All within one month. Huh? Purely coincidental? Nope. Don't thing so. Neglect? Poor care? Maintenance issues? 

 

Deflect. Never, ever take responsibility for your actions. 

I am yet to see any Thai institution, or Thai person in general, take responsibility for their mistakes here. 

[KannikaP]

34 minutes ago, mrfill said:

No you won't. There are 0 penguins at the North Pole. There are some in Africa though and even some in the tropics (in the Galapagos islands).

 

And you won't find any Polar Bears at the South Pole either.

I know, I was just testing to see if there was anyone who would spot it, and pull me up. You win, thanks.