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Dept rejects call to remove jumbo’s collar

Dept rejects call to remove jumbo’s collar

Denies device led to fatal attack in park

Park officials and police at the scene where a wild elephant killed an elderly man sleeping in a tent, at Pha Kluai Mai camping area in Khao Yai National Park, Pak Chong district, Nakhon Ratchasima, on Jan 15. (Photo: Supplied/Apinya Wipatayothin)

The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation has rejected a request to remove a tracking collar attached to a wild elephant, saying there is no evidence the device made the animal aggressive and caused it to attack and kill an 80-year-old man.

The department said further investigation is needed into the attack last Friday at Khao Yai National Park.

The department on Thursday rejected the call from an…

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