Environmental news from Thailand — climate, air quality, conservation and sustainability, in English from Thai PBS World.
Park rangers and veterinarians at Salak Phra Wildlife Sanctuary in Kanchanaburi are relieved to have cornered an injured elephant and treated an infected wound on its left hind leg using hypodermic darts fired from a remote injection rifle.
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Thailand and Myanmar signed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the establishment of a joint working group on water quality management for boundary and transboundary rivers, such as the Sai and Kok rivers, which have been contaminated with arsenic and other heavy metals from unregulated gold and rare earth mining activities in Myanmar’s Shan state.
Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary in Uthai Thani province has suspended tourism activities after a tiger fatally attacked a wildlife ranger yesterday.
An elephant calf that became separated from its herd and was rescued by wildlife officials in Kanchanaburi province last week has died, with veterinarians initially suspecting acute kidney failure as the cause.
The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) has heightened monitoring for lethal box jellyfish along coasts of Thailand following the tragic death of a 13-year-old boy, who sustained fatal stings while swimming off Ban Fai Tha Beach in Sichon district of Nakhon Si Thammarat province on August 1.
Rangers from Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park rescued nearly 100 marine animals after discovering an illegal fish trap submerged in a coral reef off Bida Nok Island, a renowned diving spot in Krabi province.
A baby wild elephant, believed to have become separated from its mother, has been rescued in Kanchanaburi province after being found exhausted and alone near a stream.
Thailand's exports of air conditioners and parts to Europe have grown sharply, making the vast European market an increasingly promising destination for Thai products.
China has called for a joint investigation by Thailand and Myanmar into the heavy metal contamination of Mekong River tributaries, based on facts and scientific evidence, to identify those truly responsible.
Environmental and human rights groups have accused the Thai government of using excessive force against peaceful protesters outside the Chinese Consulate-General in Chiang Mai, where two protesters were injured on Monday.
Fruit orchard owners in Thailand’s northern province of Lamphun are expressing grave concerns that their fruit trees, especially longan (lamyai), may wither and die due to a shortage of water, as the Li River, which is their main source of water for agricultural purposes, is steadily drying up, despite it now being the middle of the rainy season.
