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Tuesday, April 30, 2024

‘Arrest warrant’ out for hot-tempered wild elephant

Sidor Noke, a hot-tempered 25-year-old wild male elephant, is seen in tambon Khao Mai Kaew in Prachin Buri’s Krabin Buri district. (Photo: Manit Sanubboon)

PRACHIN BURI: An order has been issued for park officials to arrest and remove an unruly wild elephant from the area where he has killed one villager and caused extensive damage to orchards and field crops.

Rungnapha Pattanaipul, the deputy chief of the National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, on Tuesday signed the document.

Park officials are instructed to immediately find and detain “Sidor Noke” and take him back home to Khao Ang Rue Nai Wildlife Sanctuary.

The order, released on Wednesday, named only Sidor Noke as the target and warned park officials to take extreme care beause the elephant is dangerous.

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