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Rare big cats spotted in Khlong Lan National Park-VIDEO
The Facebook page of Khlong Lan National Park in Thailand’s northwestern Kamphaeng Phet province, reports that camera traps, set up to track the population of tigers, instead, managed to capture a sighting of a black panther and leopard.
“The appearance of the panther and leopard prove that the forest has become more abundant and attracted the return of these animals after no sightings were reported for several years.
“The population of tigers in Thailand’s forests has been dropping significantly over the past decades and they have been classified as an endangered species due to the diminishing natural habitat, poaching and lack of food.”
The Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation in cooperation with WWF Thailand, has set up camera traps covering 1,200s square kilometers of Mae Wong and Khlong Lan national parks, which are believed to have the most tigers in the country.
Thung Yai Naresuan forest two years ago
Rangers at Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary apprehended 63-year-old Premchai Karnasuta
There are around 200 Indochinese leopards in Thailand, according to experts. If one of them is killed, this means the total population was reduced by 0.5%. two years ago when rangers at Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary apprehended 63-year-old Premchai Karnasuta, president of the construction company Italian-Thai Development, along with his party.
They were carrying several carcasses, including that of a rare black leopard. Officials found skinned carcasses of protected wild animals, including a 1.48-meter-long black panther, a Kalij Pheasant and a barking deer, three long-barrelled guns, and ammunition in his possession.
Rare Indochinese Tiger Population Discovered in Eastern Thailand 3 years ago
We don’t have such accurate statistics for Indochinese leopards but we know for a fact that they are practically extinct. The Indochinese tigers and leopards are both on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Nonetheless, the situation in Thailand has drastically improved in the last 20-30 years, since the death of conservationist and environmental activist Seub Nakhasathien and the creation of the Seub Nakhasathien Foundation.
Source: Rare big cats spotted in Thai national park
Photos supplied by Piyarach Choncharoen
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Police chain suspects doors and windows until next morning
On August 9, A man attacked an officer, took his gun, and fled to his house in Plang Yao District, Chachoengsao Province. The officer then tried to persuade him to surrender for more than 6 hours but still failed.
Later at 6:00 pm, Plangyao Police Station decided to send 50 officers from a special operations unit in Chachoengsao Province.
The standoff lasted until 11:00 p.m. and the villain still showed no signs of surrendering.
So, they decided to chain his doors and windows preventing him from escaping until the next day rather than risk any of the officers or even the suspect’s life.
Meanwhile, the Royal Thai Police in Chachoengsao Province started to process a search warrant for the next morning after leaving a couple of police officers to watch the house.
Later, Col. Sonthaya revealed that the perpetrator was named Mr. Anon, 45, at the house in Tha Bunmi Subdistrict, Koh Chan District, Chonburi Province, who went into a drunken methamphetamine rampage and destroyed his neighbor’s ricefields.
Police tried to intervene but Mr. Anont took a gun from Officer Or Sor and ran away. Mr. Anon’s daughter also reported his unusual behavior saying he was showing signs of aggressive behavior telling officers to exercise caution especially since he had a gun.
Police hope he will surrender after bringing a search warrant after the drugs wear off. To be continued……..
Later, it was reported that the suspect had escaped through the back of his house prior to officers boarding up his doors and windows. Police then conducted a search of the house and did not find the stolen gun. Police are still searching for the armed and dangerous suspect now.
Source and photos: https://www.khaosod.co.th/breaking-news/news_4678351
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2 Thai embassies hit by Covid-19 outbreaks
Thai embassies hit by Covid-19: Staff members of Thai embassies in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia have contracted the novel coronavirus, according to the Foreign Ministry. The embassy in Manama reported that a foreign employee suffering mild symptoms tested positive for Covid-19, ministry spokesman Cherdkiat Atthakor said on Sunday.
Source: 2 Thai embassies hit by Covid-19 outbreaks
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‘Sick’ policeman jumps to his death from hospital
A policeman in Si Sa Ket province who suffered from mental illness reportedly killed himself on Saturday (August 8) by jumping out of the hospital building. The deceased, Suwaroj Khumthong, 53, was a police officer at Muang Chan Police Station who was admitted to Sisaket Hospital due to his mental condition.
Source: ‘Sick’ policeman jumps to his death from hospital
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