Kaeng Krachan national park

  • Thailand NewsRare tiger family caught on camera in Kaeng Krachan park (video)
    Puntid Tantivangphaisal3 weeks ago
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    Rare tiger family caught on camera in Kaeng Krachan park (video)

    For the first time, a tigress and her three cubs have been recorded roaming Kaeng Krachan National Park, confirming that Thailand’s largest wild cats are successfully breeding in the protected forest. The footage, captured by camera traps deep in the jungle, shows the tigress, identified as KKT-003F, leading her three cubs through the wilderness. Officials estimate the cubs are now…

  • Thailand NewsPink dholes with rare colour spotted in Thailand
    Puntid TantivangphaisalTuesday, January 21, 2025
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    Pink dholes with rare colour spotted in Thailand

    In a stunning discovery that has wildlife enthusiasts buzzing, rare images of dholes with pinkish fur have emerged from Thailand’s Kaeng Krachan National Park. A dhole (pronounced dole) is also known as the Asiatic wild dog, red dog, and whistling dog. It is about the size of a German shepherd but looks more like a long-legged fox. The unusual find…

  • Thailand NewsRare black leopard struts its stuff in Kaeng Krachan park
    Puntid TantivangphaisalTuesday, January 7, 2025
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    Rare black leopard struts its stuff in Kaeng Krachan park

    Visitors to Kaeng Krachan National Park in Phetchaburi province were left awestruck when a rare black leopard made a rare and regal appearance, strutting along the roadside for more than half an hour. This extraordinary encounter, which occurred yesterday morning, January 6, was revealed by Mongkol Chaiyaphakdi, the park’s chief. The elusive feline was spotted at kilometre markers 20 to…

  • Thailand NewsLegal action pursued over shooting at elephants in Thailand
    Ryan TurnerSunday, December 1, 2024
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    Legal action pursued over shooting at elephants in Thailand

    Kaeng Krachan National Park officials are actively pursuing legal action against people involved in a shooting incident aimed at intimidating wild elephants. The unsettling event, caught in a TikTok video, occurred yesterday evening, November 30, showing a black sedan from which four gunshots were fired as elephants roamed nearby. The car was travelling on the Nong Phlap-Huai Sat Yai road,…

  • Thailand NewsDisciplinary action looming for ex-Kaeng Krachan park chief over misconduct
    Mitch ConnorTuesday, February 20, 2024
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    Disciplinary action looming for ex-Kaeng Krachan park chief over misconduct

    The former head of Kaeng Krachan National Park in Phetchaburi, Chaiwat Limlikit-aksorn, is facing potential disciplinary action following a misconduct investigation by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC). The organisation has requested that the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment consider the action against Chaiwat due to his involvement in a construction project within the park. The NACC’s inquiry identified Chaiwat…

  • Thailand NewsNorthern lights illusion debunked by biology professor
    Samantha RoseMonday, November 27, 2023
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    Northern lights illusion debunked by biology professor

    The spectacle of Northern Lights appearing in Kaeng Krachan National Park was debunked by biology professor, Jessada Denduangboriphan from Chulalongkorn University, who confirmed that such a natural phenomenon could not occur in Thailand. Through a post on Facebook, Jessada clarified the misconceptions surrounding the strange green lights observed over Phanern Thung Mountain in Kaeng Krachan National Park on the night…

  • Thailand NewsKaren villagers’ settlement in Kaeng Krachan National Park sparks public outcry
    Mitch ConnorFriday, May 5, 2023
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    Karen villagers’ settlement in Kaeng Krachan National Park sparks public outcry

    Protests have erupted among local residents in Phetchaburi over the Thai government’s decision to settle 150 Karen villagers in Kaeng Krachan National Park. The controversy was sparked on April 30 when the prime minister issued an order permitting the villagers to return to arable land located deep within the Bang Kloy Bon area of the national park. This decision has…

  • Thailand NewsParks officials speak to DNP bribery inquiry
    Jon WhitmanSaturday, January 7, 2023
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    Parks officials speak to DNP bribery inquiry

    Seventeen officials from the Department of National Parks (DNP) made statements to police yesterday in connection with the DNP bribery inquiry into former department chief Rutchada Suriyakul Na Ayutya. Rutchada was arrested at his office in Chatuchak district on December 27 on suspicion of demanding or taking bribes from subordinates and malfeasance. His arrest came when Chaiwat Limlikit-aksorn, former head…

  • Crime NewsThai park ranger ‘Chaiwat’ working in civil service despite murder charges
    leahTuesday, December 27, 2022
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    Thai park ranger ‘Chaiwat’ working in civil service despite murder charges

    Despite Thai park ranger Chaiwat Limlikitaksorn being accused of murdering Karen activist Porlajee “Billy” Rakchongcharoen in western Thailand in 2014, he is still working in the civil service. According to Section 101 of Thailand’s Civil Service Act (2008), any civil servant with criminal charges pressed against them should be suspended from government service pending the result of the investigation. In…

  • Thailand NewsMan trampled to death by wild elephants in Hua Hin, Thailand
    leahTuesday, August 23, 2022
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    Man trampled to death by wild elephants in Hua Hin, Thailand

    Last night, a villager was trampled to death by wild elephants on a road just outside the boundary of Kaeng Krachan National Park in Hua Hin district, Prachuap Khiri Khan province. This morning, Director of the National Park Pichai Watcharawongpaiboon was informed that a local man had been found dead and suspected to have been trampled on by wild elephants.…

  • Thailand NewsEndangered black panther spotted on road in central Thailand
    leahWednesday, May 25, 2022
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    Endangered black panther spotted on road in central Thailand

    Tourists on their way to Kaeng Krachan National Park in the central province of Phetchaburi spotted an endangered black panther on the road as they neared their campsite yesterday morning. National park officials have advised tourists to drive with caution and stick to the speed limit in case they encounter black panthers or other wild animals on the road. Yesterday,…

  • Thailand NewsEndangered black panther spotted at national park in central Thailand
    leahThursday, May 5, 2022
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    Endangered black panther spotted at national park in central Thailand

    A Thai tourist wrote about her encounter with an endangered black panther at a national park in Phetchaburi province in central Thailand on social media yesterday. The woman videoed the black panther rolling around on its back like a domestic house cat in the rare sighting. The woman was driving through Kaeng Krachan National Park when she spotted a black…

  • Bangkok NewsActivists rally in Bangkok against eviction of Karenni people from national park
    Maya TaylorMonday, January 31, 2022
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    Activists rally in Bangkok against eviction of Karenni people from national park

    Activists demanding justice for evicted Karenni forest-dwellers have rallied in Bangkok, calling on the government to support the ethnic communities ousted from Kaeng Krachan National Park. According to a Nation Thailand report, a procession of vehicles through the capital was led by P-move and the Save Bang Kloy group. The group is named after the village in the central province…

  • Hua Hin NewsForensic analysis ordered for elephant killed with 120 bullets
    Neill FrondeThursday, January 27, 2022
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    Forensic analysis ordered for elephant killed with 120 bullets

    Grandfather of Pala-U, a 60 year old elephant who died after being shot more than 120 times, will be aided by forensic experts in an attempt to identify his killer. Earlier this month, the elephant was found in Phetchaburi province with more than 100 bullet wounds all over its body. Last Saturday, despite the best efforts of veterinarians who have…

  • Central Thailand NewsCommittee tasked with resolving Karen land row to hold first meeting tomorrow
    Maya TaylorWednesday, March 24, 2021
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    Committee tasked with resolving Karen land row to hold first meeting tomorrow

    A panel tasked with resolving the ongoing land dispute between Karen tribespeople and national park officials will hold its first meeting tomorrow. According to Thamanat Prompow from the Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry, the committee hopes to find a solution to the disagreement between forest protection officials and Karen villagers who wish to reside in Kaeng Krachan National Park, in the…

  • Central Thailand NewsWorld Heritage committee to consider delaying Kaeng Krachan national park application
    Maya TaylorThursday, March 18, 2021
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    World Heritage committee to consider delaying Kaeng Krachan national park application

    The UNESCO World Heritage Centre says it recognises the plight being faced by indigenous Karen people in Kaeng Krachan national park, in central Thailand. PM Prayut Chan-o-cha says the Karen villagers are not permitted to live in the park, after complaints from environmental rights groups concerned about the effect on the surrounding forest land. The Karen people have submitted a…

  • World NewsThailand welcomes UN to inspect ethnic Karen village in Kaeng Krachan national park
    Ann CarterWednesday, March 10, 2021
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    Thailand welcomes UN to inspect ethnic Karen village in Kaeng Krachan national park

    Thailand’s government says it is welcoming the UN to inspect the ethnic Karen village in Kaeng Krachan national park, Phetchaburi, after ongoing allegations of human rights violations allegedly committed by Thai officials. The villagers were evacuated from their original village of Ban Bang Kloy or Jai Paendin in the national park after locals complained that the village’s location could potentially…