The Department of National Parks hires 15 more teams to monitor and push back wild elephants, initially stationed in forests along the border of 7 eastern provinces, adding more fangs, claws, and equipment to increase efficiency, along with drones to detect heat at night. ????? ???????

Today (March 13, 2023), Billy, a 14-year-old elephant, is in a closed elephant camp owned by a Chinese person. He usually only accepts Chinese tourists, but the business closed down two years ago due to the COVID-19 situation in Ban Pong Din Dam, Bang Phra Subdistrict, Si Racha District, Chonburi Province. ????????????

March 13th, "Thai Elephant Day" was established to raise awareness among society about the importance and conservation of Thailand's national animal. Another perspective is that the wild elephant population increases by 8% per year. Some of them leave the conservation forests and enter communities, destroying agricultural crops or injuring and kill

The Department of National Parks evaluates the results of 6 years of using "GPS collars" to track wild elephants outside the conservation area of ??"Khao Yai-Kaeng Krung", indicating good results. In some areas, elephant situations have changed, requiring a "case-by-case" adjustment of the collar installation plan. ????? ???????

Birth control vaccines not yet available for elephants, stuck in import permit process with FDA and Department of Livestock Development, contrary to the population increasing by 8% per year, Department of National Parks opens a plan to move "male" elephants out of the eastern forest, cutting off the cycle of birth. ????????????