Most elephants in Thailand registered for DNA checks
By The Nation

 

 

 

BANGKOK: -- More than 3,440 domesticated elephants – or almost 99 percent of the animals’ total documented population in the Thailand – have been registered for DNA checks to verify their identifies and origins.

 

The move is a renewed effort to recheck the country’s elephant population following the issuance of an order under Article 44 of the interim constitution last September, said Parks Department chief Thanya Netithammakul on Thursday.

 

The article, issued under the sweeping power afforded National Council for Peace and Order chief Prayut Chan-o-cha, requires concerned agencies to register the elephants for a fresh round of DNA checks, which would then be certified along with the animals’ identification documents. 

 

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So when do we get to see breakdown of the results. I would say it is imperative the public are allowed to study the history of these elephants - many of which the owners claim to be "rescued"