Perhaps solely in Thailand can an elephant be avoiding a court docket order for disturbing the peace. After 22 days on the lam, a wild elephant has been successfully captured within the Nop Phi Tham district of the southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat. The “elephant arrest” was made to comply with a courtroom order issued to relocate it due to the animal’s steady group disruption.
The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) initiated a comprehensive operation to locate and apprehend the wild elephant, named Phlai Chao Nga, on Friday evening.
Lending their experience, a pair of captive elephants, owned by local mahout Wiroj Supradit, played an important function in monitoring and extracting Phlai Chao Nga, also known as Phlai Khai Nui, from the forest.
To assist in the search for the renegade wild elephant, infrared drones had been enlisted, supported by Apinan Chaowalit, head of Tha Sala subdistrict administrative organisation. Upon pinpointing Phlai Chao Nga’s location, the team administered a tranquilliser to subdue the problematic pachyderm.
Once sedated, the wild elephant was safely tethered to the two captive elephants and guided out of the forest. The elephant was subsequently transferred to the Protected Areas Regional Office 5 in Nakhon Si Thammarat, which is overseeing the upcoming relocation course of.
The directive for relocation was issued by the Nakhon Si Thammarat Administrative Court on July 21, but it took a quantity of weeks to track down and take into custody the wild elephant. The determination was prompted by the giant animal’s departure from Tai Rom Yen National Park.
Extraordinary had wandered into native farming areas and subsequently inflicted vital crop damage on residents. The elephant initially entered tambon Krung Ching in search of sustenance in the wild in January 2022..