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8 hours ago, webfact said:

National park officials, boats and FWD trucks are rushing to an elephant conservation centre in Mae Taeng district of Chiang Mai to evacuate about 100 elephants and hundreds of other animals, as floodwater reaches two metres and is still rising.

Conservation centre or tourist trap?

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UPDATE

Two Elephants Found Dead After Being Swept Away in Chiang Mai Floods

 

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The hopes of rescuing two missing elephants were dashed on October 5, as their lifeless bodies were discovered after being swept away by floodwaters in Mae Taeng District. The elephants, identified as Pang Fasai and another as yet unnamed, were found entangled in debris after being carried downstream by the flood.

 

The Elephant Nature Park had earlier shared on social media that one elephant, Pang Fasai, had been swept towards a water diversion tunnel in an attempt to escape the rising floodwaters. Rescue teams and local mahouts launched an immediate search, but tragically, the elephants were found near debris in the vicinity of Sibsan Resort, Mae Taeng.

 

Veterinarians and officials are on-site to conduct further investigations. The confirmed death of Pang Fasai, an elephant from a local sanctuary, has devastated the community.

 

Prior to this, it was reported that another elephant, believed to be Pang Mae Kho, a disabled elephant also from the same sanctuary, had gone missing. The identity of this second deceased elephant is still under verification, though officials believe it to be Pang Mae Kho.

 

Earlier reports of an elephant named Pang Mae Boon Chang being found dead were later corrected. The blind elephant, also from the sanctuary, had been successfully rescued from the floodwaters the previous evening and is now safe.

 

So far, the flooding in Chiang Mai has claimed the lives of three elephants. Rescue teams continue their search for several other missing elephants, including ten untethered and aggressive males from a nearby sanctuary. Officials from the Elephant Conservation Centre in Lampang are working with local authorities in a race against time to find and rescue these remaining elephants before further tragedy strikes.

 

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3 hours ago, bubblegum said:

Clearly you don't know what you are talking about!

That´s what an uninformed would say. You clearly have no understanding or knowledge at all how they treat and use elephants in Thailand. Conservation or tourist trap was a very valid question. There are tons of such information, so you might be the one doing the research. Cheers!

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29 minutes ago, Tropicalevo said:

Not all elephant sanctuaries are tourist traps and many treat the jumbos very well.

A lot of sanctuaries do not even allow the tourists near the elephants. They observe them from a distance, a bit like being in the wild?

This information comes from personal experience - not Tik Tok or PETA.

Yeah, but it enough with 2-3 places that are, and it will bring shame over all.

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1 hour ago, Gottfrid said:

Yeah, but it enough with 2-3 places that are, and it will bring shame over all.

We are talking about this 1 sanctuary NOT all of Thailand so do some research on this before talking like a duck 

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4 hours ago, Yagoda said:

Thank god for the rescue and so sad for the ones that didnt make it.

The rescue workers all over Chiang Mai are absolutely amazing, working tirelessly to bring urgent supplies to stranded people and animals 👌👌👌

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40 minutes ago, bubblegum said:

We are talking about this 1 sanctuary NOT all of Thailand so do some research on this before talking like a duck 

Read again

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