Organised Criminal Gangs Shot Elephant In Kaeng Krachan National Park

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Crime 'gangs shot elephant'
The Nation


A group of 20 elephants that strayed from a larger herd in Ang Reu Nai Forest, Khao Chamao, Rayong were yesterday being tracked by forest conservation officials. The officials are seeking to guide the group away from local settlements, after the elephants

PHETCHABURI: -- At least three organised criminal gangs are suspected to be behind the illegal killing of a wild elephant in Kaeng Krachan National Park in Phetchaburi province, investigators said yesterday.

The first suspected gang was previously sentenced for killing wild elephants and has eluded arrest. The second suspected gang is a group of local people who shoot at wild elephants; and the third is a group of officials who have guns and hunt wild animals for sport. According to the investigator, some police officers might be involved in these organised criminal groups.

Initial investigation into the death of the wild forest elephant was presented before provincial governor Montian Thongnit, Kaeng Krachan National Park's chief Chaiwat Limlikitaksorn, Pa Deng Local Administrative Organisation's chief Attaphon Changreung, investigators from Provincial Police Region 7 and Phetchaburi provincial police station.

The primary investigation also found the bullets in the dead elephant came from AK47 rifles or M16 rifles. The investigators are now examining the bullets embedded in the elephant's carcass.

Local officials and investigatorve has set up a working group to track the criminal gangs. There is concern among international and local environmentalists - now convening at the 16th CITES conference in Bangkok - over illegal killing of wild elephants and the ivory trade.

Thailand has been designated with other eight countries as a watch-list nation for the illegal killing of elephants and ivory trade. The country is also classed as a destination for illegal ivory.

Last week, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra vowed to end ivory trade in Thailand - and at the same time a wild elephant was killed in a national park. Three elephants were killed in Kaeng Krachan over the past year - some also involved the abduction of calves by groupskeen to sell them to tourist facilities in other parts of the country. Others were allegedly poached for tusks and parts.


-- The Nation 2013-03-13

[Pib]

Organized criminals or not they are still scum.

[chainarong]

Deploy the army to these reserves, to fine tune their bushmanship, anyone getting in the way , send them to the big temple in the sky

[bigbamboo]

As evidenced in the case of the murdered muslim lawyer when the police investigate the involvement of their own there is little or no chance of a result.

[arthurboy]

Two relevant threads from the BBC.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21618346

and

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21759988

Edited March 13, 2013 by arthurboy

[nevets]

Deploy the army to these reserves, to fine tune their bushmanship, anyone getting in the way , send them to the big temple in the sky

One of the bigest baracks in Thailand is in the Kang Kra Chan park.

[nevets]

And what do they meen some of the gangs have police in them There is a very big police station just down the road Kau lu Chang, Tammairuac.

I would say with the Militery and RTP police presents in Phetchaburi there are only police and militery gangs.

[bendejo]

In a country where human life is cheap how much can they possibly care about the lives of animals?

[ChrisY1]

In a country where human life is cheap how much can they possibly care about the lives of animals?

It's a strange mentality.....I doubt many Thais would actually care if another elephant, tiger or other protected species is slaughtered....but kill a Soi dog and you'de be the worst person alive......

[how241]

Organized criminals or not they are still scum.

+1

[tomross46]

As evidenced in the case of the murdered muslim lawyer when the police investigate the involvement of their own there is little or no chance of a result.

Not only the lawyer, but also the Saudi Diplomats, the Saudi business man, and the stolen Saudi blue diamond, police involved. .

[Payboy]

Deploy the army to these reserves, to fine tune their bushmanship, anyone getting in the way , send them to the big temple in the sky

Actually, the whole idea is to keep organised criminal gangs out.

[tomross46]

This type of killing is paid for bu influential people.

[nami]

Shoot them in the same way they did, then look for the big boss and shoot him/her as well! Killing endangered species should be one of the most serious crimes.

[ricardofel]

Amazing Thailand...incapable of ever catching these scumbags or the big men who control them, but that's the way it is for every corrupt crappy disgusting Thai whose only goal is to make money and screw the people nd laws.

[DeepInTheForest]

As evidenced in the case of the murdered muslim lawyer when the police investigate the involvement of their own there is little or no chance of a result.

Not only the lawyer, but also the Saudi Diplomats, the Saudi business man, and the stolen Saudi blue diamond, police involved. .

Not to exculpate Thailand, or to diminish its many human rights atrocities, but--

I hope I don't have to point out that other, Western countries routinely slaughter children of the world (e.g., in drone attacks) and consider them "collateral damage". And before we beat up on Thais in general for these crimes, let's not forget that our country of origin often is guilty of similar behavior. A good question might be: What are we as world citizens doing about it that Thais are not?

[DeepInTheForest]

In a country where human life is cheap how much can they possibly care about the lives of animals?

It's a strange mentality.....I doubt many Thais would actually care if another elephant, tiger or other protected species is slaughtered....but kill a Soi dog and you'de be the worst person alive......

There are quite a few Thais who apparently care a great deal about wildlife conservation. And which conservation groups are we members of, by the way? Which conservation activities have we participated in lately? Hey, just sayin'.

http://www.voanews.com/content/thai-wildlife-group-raided-for-criticizing-elephant-poaching-139978243/169726.html

https://www.knoxnews.com/photos/2013/mar/03/323032/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19077771

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Thai+conservationists+call+for+ban+on+elephant+exports.-a077057829

http://www.charity-charities.org/Thailand-charities/Bangkok-1539074.html

https://www.ashoka.org/fellow/sumruay-phadpol