The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) has drawn up a 10-year action plan to mitigate human-elephant conflicts that have occurred wherever elephants and locals share the same habitat, competing for the same resources.
The government on May 26, 1998, designated March 13 as National Elephant Day in a bid to raise awareness about the animal’s importance to society.
To mark National Elephant Day on Sunday, the Bangkok Post spoke to DNP authorities and villagers taking part in addressing the human-elephant problem.
The DNP is marking Elephant Day by launching a campaign to clear harmful hunting traps in forests…
