Jumbo death spurs call to shun plastic bags–VIDEO

CAUSE OF DEATH: Plastic waste found in the intestine and stomach of an elephant found dead at the back of the Rajamangala University of Technology Tawan-ok campus in Chanthaburi province last week.

The latest loss of a wild elephant which died with plastic bags in its intestines and stomach showed the public campaign to reduce plastic bags was “falling on deaf ears”, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa says.

“How many wild animals need to die in order to raise the conscience of some people,” he wrote in his official Facebook Page in conveying his dismay towards the recent death of a wild jumbo.

Forest officials from the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation on Wednesday found a male elephant, weighing about 3.5 tonnes and aged around 20, dead at the back of the Rajamangala University of Technology Tawan-ok campus in Chanthaburi province.

Source: https://news.thaipbs.or.th/content/294392

VIDEO: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7uxlko

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