rooster59 Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Bull elephant 'may have been spooked to death' by killing of heron at Phang Nga tourist attraction Darawan Naknakhon Photo Credit: Mr Supawatkan Khunlak PHANG NGA: A livestock official speculates that a captive bull elephant found dead this morning at a popular tourist attraction in Phang Nga’s Song Praek sub-district may have slipped and fallen to his death after being spooked by the shooting-down of a heron, whose carcass was also found nearby. Images and news of the dead elephant and heron were revealed this afternoon (May 7) by a member of Chalong Municipality, who said that the elephant was found dead this morning with a chain still attached to his leg, while a dead heron with gunshot wound on its wing was found nearby. The bull elephant was thought to have bled to death after falling 15 meters down a thick jungle slope sometime last night, apparently smashing his head on a boulder and bleeding to death. Mr Thanawat Pansanit, an official at the Phang Nga Livestock Office confirmed that he was aware of the incident. Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/bull-elephant-may-have-been-spooked-to-death-by-killing-of-heron-at-phang-nga-tourist-attraction-57339.php -- Phuket News 2016-05-08 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Is it heron open season already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandalf12 Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Surely they mean spooked by the gun shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Send the photo to the TAT so they wouldn't have to use photoshop anymore to promote Phang Nga's tourist attractions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callaway Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 A hell of a lot of amulets hanging off the front of that elephant (tusk). Just need to be shaped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry The Bull Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Poor elefant, wrong time wrong place, very sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katipo Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Close all these tourist tragedies down already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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