Picture courtesy of Department of National Parks Facebook

 

A young elephant was electrocuted by illegal fencing near Phetchaburi's Kaeng Krachan National Park, triggering an investigation by local authorities. The incident involved an 8 to 10-year-old elephant weighing around 2 tonnes, found dead on November 20. The illegal electric fence was installed by a farmer to protect crops, leading to the elephant's tragic demise.

 

Local officials, including park rangers, veterinarians, police, and military personnel, gathered to investigate. The fencing, meant to keep cows away, was set up by a 73-year-old farmer just outside the national park boundary. The elephant's contact with the electrified wire resulted in immediate death.

 

Veterinarians confirmed electrocution as the cause of death through a necropsy. Further analysis of the elephant's stomach contents is being conducted to assess its recent foraging habits. Nitit Nunsong, Director of the Conservation Area Office 3, stressed the need for legal action and highlighted the responsibility for wildlife protection.

 

Efforts are underway to prevent further incidents by educating local farmers on non-lethal deterrents. The human-elephant conflict is a growing concern in rural areas adjacent to protected forests. Authorities are working collaboratively with local bodies to address these challenges.

 

Key Takeaways

• Illegal fences pose significant risks to wildlife.
• Authorities are prioritizing legal action and wildlife safety.
• Collaboration is key in resolving human-elephant conflicts.

 

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  Adapted by ASEAN Now from The Thaiger 2025-11-21

 

 

 

ELM rising ?

Commercial electric fence installations in places like Africa have failed to stop elephant incursion . In Thailand the technology would probably eventually be as useless

The highest kick an innovative Thai could install would be 220-240 V direct to a mains supply. Dangerous as hell to anything or anyone that makes contact as has been reported in other not dissimilar situations.

While illegal for good reason the rapidly increasing population of elephants is creating confrontations on both legitimate farming and transgression into reserves .

The reverence for elephants is admirable but is there no room for sympathy for a farmer?

 

 

Stop giving away the elephants and other wildlife’s land and resources away. It’s all take and no give. 

20 hours ago, 0ffshore360 said:

The reverence for elephants is admirable but is there no room for sympathy for a farmer?

That's a tough answer...

Set up Bee hives around farms. Elephants hate bees.

5 hours ago, jcmj said:

Stop giving away the elephants and other wildlife’s land and resources away. It’s all take and no give. 

So what solution do you suggest? 

Due to success in respect and conservation the wild elephant population is burgeoning inside the now inadequate parameters previously preserved .

The human population has also increased as has the demand for agricultural output .

From a practical viewpoint the elephant population has less relevance to human species existence . Or not ?

 

On 11/21/2025 at 6:35 AM, 0ffshore360 said:

The reverence for elephants is admirable but is there no room for sympathy for a farmer?

 

None at all. 

Just now, Mike_Hunt said:

None at all. 

Live on dreams then !

1 minute ago, 0ffshore360 said:

Live on dreams then !

There are 6 billion people on the planet vs how many elephants? 

Just now, Mike_Hunt said:

There are 6 billion people on the planet vs how many elephants? 

More than sufficient people to be entertained by the sheer volume of the redundant elephants.  

If successful where will the re-introduced  mammoths be roamed?

 

 

2 minutes ago, 0ffshore360 said:

More than sufficient people to be entertained by the sheer volume of the redundant elephants.  

If successful where will the re-introduced  mammoths be roamed?

 

 

You're such a an enlightened chap. 

On 11/21/2025 at 6:35 PM, 0ffshore360 said:

ELM rising ?

Commercial electric fence installations in places like Africa have failed to stop elephant incursion . In Thailand the technology would probably eventually be as useless

The highest kick an innovative Thai could install would be 220-240 V direct to a mains supply. Dangerous as hell to anything or anyone that makes contact as has been reported in other not dissimilar situations.

While illegal for good reason the rapidly increasing population of elephants is creating confrontations on both legitimate farming and transgression into reserves .

The reverence for elephants is admirable but is there no room for sympathy for a farmer?

 

 

It was a direct-to-mains system,we rear cattle and use an electric fence ,,a proper fence unit, which bites me oftern , these systems are high voltage but low amps.it is the amps that kill you .our system would not kill you ,even the  dog has had a shock, makes him yelp and gallop up the field.

Sympathy for the farmer ,yes, but as elephant's habitat areas is decreasing all the time, and everyone like to have them around and elephants need a lot of food, where else do they go for food?

1 hour ago, Mike_Hunt said:

There are 6 billion people on the planet vs how many elephants? 

 

There are 8.5 billion humans on Earth, presently.