News Forum - Northeast Thailand villages ravaged by wild elephants: Urgent action plea

[Thaiger]

Agricultural communities in Loei, a province in northeast Thailand, are grappling with the daunting invasion of wild elephants from the Phu Luang Wildlife Reserve. The elephants have devoured crops almost entirely in some fields, leading to an earnest plea to the relevant government agencies for an urgent resolution. The impacted residents mainly inhabit 11 villages … …

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[Karolyn]

"The villagers say they can’t claim compensation for the destruction of their crops and possessions, " - why not? To ensure local compliance with wildlife protection, it's normal for economic victims of wildlife to recieve compensation, no? 

[ChrisS]

Never going to be easy containing elephants, I guess the area allocated is not big enough or abundant enough in food sources forcing the elephants to go further afield. Unfortunately wild habitats are getting smaller as humans take the land. I would however have though the elephants could be fitted with tracking devices to enable their whereabouts to be monitored