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  • South Thailand NewsBiologist warns that upcoming Songkhla Lake Bridge construction will hurt dolphins
    Tara AbhasakunThursday, November 3, 2022
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    Biologist warns that upcoming Songkhla Lake Bridge construction will hurt dolphins

    A marine biologist warned that a new bridge planned across Songkhla Lake will hurt the inhabitant Irrawaddy dolphins. Dolphins are considered a vulnerable species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The biologist, Thon Thamrongnawasawat, said the number of Irrawaddy dolphins in the lake is likely to drop every year. He noted that the future of dolphins is uncertain,…

  • Krabi NewsStunning natural scenery on newly reopened Krabi islands
    Tara AbhasakunWednesday, November 2, 2022
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    Stunning natural scenery on newly reopened Krabi islands

    Nature looks stunning on several islands in Krabi that reopened on October 15 after being closed for restoration for several months. The Mu Ko Lanta National Park is made up of several islands, which boast breathtaking beaches, waterfalls, and other natural wonders. Since the park reopened, staff have continued conservation efforts. A few days after the reopening, park officials held…

  • South Thailand NewsA rare flowering plant species found in South Thailand
    Tara AbhasakunTuesday, October 25, 2022
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    A rare flowering plant species found in South Thailand

    Researchers have found a rare flowering plant species in southern Thailand’s Narathiwat province. A team of biology researchers from Chiang Mai University found the plant in an evergreen forest in Janae and Sukhirin districts. The rare flowering plant belongs to the Annonaceae family, with the scientific name Phaenthuspiyae Wiya, Aongyong & Chaowaskul. The organisation Thailand Science Research and Innovation described…

  • Thailand NewsNew species of crab discovered in mountains of southern Thailand
    leahWednesday, October 19, 2022
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    New species of crab discovered in mountains of southern Thailand

    On Friday, a team of Thai scientists published the discovery of a new species of freshwater crab living high up in the mountains of southern Thailand. The striking maroon-red crustacean was discovered by Pan Yisin from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry, scientist Ruangrit Phromdam and their team. Pan and Ruangrit named the crab “Ajahn Sukri Red Ant Crab…

  • Central Thailand News100 elephants could be evacuated from camp in central Thailand due to floods
    Tara AbhasakunThursday, October 6, 2022
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    100 elephants could be evacuated from camp in central Thailand due to floods

    Thailand’s beloved national animal is another victim of the country’s floods. In the central province of Ayutthaya, officials are preparing to possibly evacuate about 100 elephants from a camp after a river overflowed. The Lopburi River had risen 30 centimetres as of yesterday morning, Nation Thailand reported. The flooding from the overflow impacted houses in Ayutthaya’s main city district, as…

  • Thailand NewsVIDEO: Colossal crocodile stomps through road in eastern Thailand
    leahTuesday, September 27, 2022
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    VIDEO: Colossal crocodile stomps through road in eastern Thailand

    A colossal crocodile was spotted stomping through the rainy streets of Chachoengsao province in eastern Thailand last week. Locals driving through the rain in Bang Kaew district did a double take when they realised what they initially thought was a monitor lizard was a crocodile. A clip reveals the 2 metre long beast sauntering through the road in heavy rain…

  • Phuket NewsMonkeys barge into new Phuket resort
    Tara AbhasakunThursday, September 15, 2022
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    Monkeys barge into new Phuket resort

    The monkeys are coming! Well, at least they are coming to one new resort in Phuket’s town of Chalong. The management team at the Noku Phuket resort says that monkeys have been seen on the resort’s grounds and tried to get into the guest’s rooms. Wildlife officers inspected the resort on Tuesday, with the chief of the Wildlife Education Centre…

  • South Thailand NewsWhale sharks spotted off Koh Pha Ngan in South Thailand
    Tara AbhasakunWednesday, September 14, 2022
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    Whale sharks spotted off Koh Pha Ngan in South Thailand

    Environmentalists spotted a pair of whale sharks off South Thailand’s island of Koh Pha Ngan. Members of the Phangan Sea Guardian Association had gone diving when they spotted two of the gentle giants. The association’s president said that one whale shark was four metres long, while the other was six metres long. The VP, Sittiroj Kaewnongsameta, told The Phuket Express… “This…

  • Krabi NewsWith Maya Bay closed to tourists, a group of dolphins shows up
    Tara AbhasakunSunday, September 11, 2022
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    With Maya Bay closed to tourists, a group of dolphins shows up

    Krabi’s iconic Maya Bay has been closed for the past few months to help its wildlife recover, and it appears to be working. On Friday, a group of about 10 bottlenose dolphins were spotted in the south of the Maya Bay by Hat Noppharat Thara – Mu Koh Phi Phi National Park staff. Maya Bay has been closed since August…

  • Pattaya News2 baby elephants born at garden in Pattaya
    Tara AbhasakunFriday, September 9, 2022
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    2 baby elephants born at garden in Pattaya

    A botanical garden in Pattaya welcomed two adorable new members to its community on September 3. Two baby elephants were born at the Nongnooch Garden Pattaya, which currently cares for 57 elephants. The latest additions to Nongnooch’s elephant family are named Phang Wara Pim, and Phang Manoch. They are the first two calves of 2022. A monk blessed the little…

  • Phuket NewsCroc randomly shows up in Phuket temple pond
    Tara AbhasakunSunday, September 4, 2022
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    Croc randomly shows up in Phuket temple pond

    A crocodile randomly showed up in the pond of a Phuket temple on Friday. Monks at the temple on the Toh Sae Hill in Phuket’s main city district say they have no idea who released the croc there. The monks were afraid that the croc would hurt people who feed turtles in the pond. Luckily, the Phuket Fisheries Office removed…

  • Pattaya NewsFerocious cobra bites rescuer’s girlfriend in Chon Buri
    Tara AbhasakunFriday, August 19, 2022
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    Ferocious cobra bites rescuer’s girlfriend in Chon Buri

    A ferocious cobra bit a rescuer’s girlfriend in Chon Buri’s Sri Racha district this week. Locals had called the rescuer on Tuesday after spotting the two-meter-long monocled cobra in their house. The species is highly venomous. The 41 year old Pattipan, an officer from a foundation, arrived on the scene. He brought his girlfriend, 29 year old Apirat, along with…

  • World NewsGroup of endangered turtles found injured in Japan
    Tara AbhasakunWednesday, July 20, 2022
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    Group of endangered turtles found injured in Japan

    A group of endangered green sea turtles was found with neck injuries in Japan last week. At least 30 of the turtles were found near an island in southern Okinawa prefecture. According to an official from Naha Police Station, some turtles were bleeding and barely breathing. The official said the turtles’ injuries appeared to be caused by a blade. He said…

  • Central Thailand NewsPark officials save mother and baby elephant in central Thailand
    Tara AbhasakunThursday, July 14, 2022
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    Park officials save mother and baby elephant in central Thailand

    A mother elephant and her baby were caught in a sticky situation when they fell into a manhole near Khao Yai National Park in central Thailand. A village chief said he stumbled upon a herd of about 30 elephants in Nakhon Nayok province in the early hours of yesterday morning. He said that one baby elephant suddenly fell into the…

  • World NewsIndonesian villager catches massive crocodile using only a rope
    Tara AbhasakunThursday, June 30, 2022
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    Indonesian villager catches massive crocodile using only a rope

    An Indonesian villager has caught a massive crocodile using only a rope on the island of Sulawesi. A video shows the villager, 53 year old Usman, pulling the rope on each side of the crocodile’s mouth. Later, the giant croc is seen with its mouth and claws completely tied up. The beast was discovered to be 4.3 metres long. But…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket Zoo to close down following Covid-19 economic destruction
    Tara AbhasakunSaturday, June 18, 2022
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    Phuket Zoo to close down following Covid-19 economic destruction

    Phuket Zoo is the latest casualty of Covid-19 restrictions’ devastation on the island province’s tourism economy. The zoo is closing down, and all its animals have been sent to new homes, according to the owner. The zoo’s owner and operator, 42 year old Suriya Tanthaweewong, told The Phuket News this week that the zoo started to close when the pandemic broke…

  • Thailand NewsThailand: Don’t buy multicoloured axolotls, warns experts
    leahWednesday, June 8, 2022
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    Thailand: Don’t buy multicoloured axolotls, warns experts

    Multicoloured Mexican amphibians are Thailand’s latest trend, but experts are begging people not to buy them. Brightly coloured axolotls might be cute, but they die after just one week, according to a group of axolotl breeders in Thailand. Axolotls are a type of critically endangered Mexican salamander popularised among the Thai youth through the game Minecraft. The animal has become…

  • Phuket NewsDolphin washes up on Phang Nga beach, likely from strong waves
    Tara AbhasakunSunday, June 5, 2022
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    Dolphin washes up on Phang Nga beach, likely from strong waves

    Locals discovered a dolphin washed up on the shore of a beach in Phang Nga province yesterday, just north of Phuket. A local man tipped off the Royal Thai Navy about the dolphin, and officials from the navy and the Sea Turtle Conservation Centre arrived on the scene. The dolphin was then transferred to the Phuket Marine Biological Centre in…

  • Pattaya NewsBaby of rare endangered species born at Chon Buri zoo
    Tara AbhasakunSaturday, June 4, 2022
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    Baby of rare endangered species born at Chon Buri zoo

    Members of the rare endangered tapir species have welcomed a new little member at a zoo in Sri Racha district of Chon Buri province. Although some think tapirs look like pigs with small trunks, they are actually related to horses and rhinos. The new tapir baby was born last month in Khao Kheo Open Zoo, although his birth was only…

  • Thailand NewsSlow loris dies from electric shock in southern Thailand
    leahFriday, May 27, 2022
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    Slow loris dies from electric shock in southern Thailand

    A slow loris climbed up a broken communication cable and died from electric shock this morning in Hat Yai district, Songkhla province, southern Thailand. Residents say it is the third slow loris to climb up the cable and die from electric shock. Locals say a fire caused some of the electric wire to become exposed, presenting a risk to animals…

  • Thailand NewsStudent slams monkey to the ground after it bit him at school in central Thailand
    Petch PetpailinWednesday, May 25, 2022
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    Student slams monkey to the ground after it bit him at school in central Thailand

    A monkey bit a 15 year old student at a school in the central province of Phetchaburi, so he picked it up by the tail and slammed it to the ground. It might not seem nice, but it was an act of self-defence. In the video, numerous monkeys can be seen freely roaming around Prommanusorn School in Mueang district. Perhaps…

  • 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,…

  • Pattaya NewsAuthorities worry too many elephants in Chon Buri, eastern provinces
    Tara AbhasakunSunday, May 15, 2022
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    Authorities worry too many elephants in Chon Buri, eastern provinces

    Thailand’s wildlife authorities worry there are too many elephants in Chon Buri, and 4 other eastern provinces including Chachoengsao, Rayong, Chanthaburi and Sa Kaeo. On Friday, the director of the department’s Wildlife Conservation Office addressed the public about elephants’ behaviours, and ways to get them back into the wild if they came into community areas. The director, Phadet Laithong, said…

  • Thailand News5 elephants die after falling into sinkhole in Kanchanaburi
    Tara AbhasakunSaturday, May 7, 2022
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    5 elephants die after falling into sinkhole in Kanchanaburi

    In the latest tragedy for Thailand’s wildlife, 5 wild elephants were found dead in a national park in the western province of Kanchanaburi on Thursday. Even though they were just found this week, the elephants were estimated to have been dead for over 2 months after they fell into a natural sinkhole. The chief of Lam Khlong Ngu National Park…

  • Environment NewsOfficials worried about low number of Irrawadday dolphins in Thailand
    Tara AbhasakunSunday, May 1, 2022
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    Officials worried about low number of Irrawadday dolphins in Thailand

    Thai officials are worried about the low number of dolphins of a particular breed in Thailand. Despite campaigns in past years to preserve Irrawaddy dolphins, only 14 of them were found in Songkhla Lake, and 89 in the Mekong River, according to a 2020 survey. Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa said that dolphins often die when they get…

  • Pattaya NewsChon Buri residents hunt for lizard when crocodile bites them
    Tara AbhasakunThursday, April 28, 2022
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    Chon Buri residents hunt for lizard when crocodile bites them

    Two Chon Buri locals in Ko Chan district were in for a shock when hunting down a monitor lizard yesterday. The locals noticed that two of their ducks were missing, and they thought a monitor lizard they saw days ago had eaten them. The locals searched for the monitor lizard in a lagoon, when out of nowhere, a croodile snapped…

  • Environment NewsWildlife workers rescue injured dolphin in Phuket
    Tara AbhasakunSunday, April 24, 2022
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    Wildlife workers rescue injured dolphin in Phuket

    Tourists and locals at Phuket’s Nai Yang beach, near the Phuket International Airport, spotted a dolphin stranded and grounded in shallow waters this morning. The dolphin had 3 key injuries, one on its tail, one on its side, and one near its mouth. Thalang officials notified the head of Sirinath National Park about the dolphin after the tourists and locals…

  • Thailand NewsPython in central Thailand feasts on 10 chickens
    ThaigerWednesday, April 20, 2022
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    Python in central Thailand feasts on 10 chickens

    It wasn’t very difficult for rescue workers to catch a greedy python yesterday in Ang Thong province, central Thailand, after it ate ten chickens and couldn’t move. Staff from Ang Thong Provincial Rescue Association received a request yesterday to remove a large python which was asleep inside a chicken cage at a house in Pho Thong District. Police Lt. Col.…

  • Thailand video newsThailand News Today | Thailand starts new crackdown on single-use plastics
    Thaiger VideoThursday, April 7, 2022
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    Thailand News Today | Thailand starts new crackdown on single-use plastics

    A Malaysia Airlines flight from KL to Borneo dipped its nose and dropped suddenly, allegedly flying erratically before turning back to Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The aircraft in question was an 8 year old Boeing 737-800, the same model of aircraft that crashed in southern China last month, killing all 132 passengers and crew. The incident happened last Sunday but…

  • Phuket NewsWildlife officials uncover 5th turtle nest in Phang Nga
    Tara AbhasakunSaturday, March 26, 2022
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    Wildlife officials uncover 5th turtle nest in Phang Nga

    After finding four others earlier this month, officials at a national park in Phang Nga have discovered another turtles’ nest, complete with 73 fertilised eggs. The officials work for Khao Lampi Hat-Thai Muang National Park, and found the nest on Thai Muang Beach. Officials first saw the mother turtle’s on the beach early in the morning yesterday. They found the…