Deputy Director-General of the Department of National Parks,
Wildlife and Plant Conservation Theerapat Prayurasiddhi said
that elephants in Thailand and Asia are now at risk of
extinction after their natural habitats have been increasingly
destructed. Mr. Theerapat added that the pachyderms have also
been hunted for ivory or captured for commercial use. He stated
that the department has been working hard to restore the natural
habitats of Thai elephants while setting up the Thailand's Wild
Elephant Food Security Fund to keep the giant beasts to be fed
and out of farmland. Mr. Theerapat went on to say that the
department already collaborated with the Interior Ministry to
amend related laws to solve the problem of wandering elephants.
In order to inform the public of these and many more initiatives
introduced to protect the pachyderms, a number of activities
will be organized to mark the Thai Elephants Day on March 13.
The Department of National Parks’ Director-General said that the
event will be held at the Qu