Thai Customs Thwarts Major Shark Fin Smuggling Operation at Suvarnabhumi Airport
Thailand-
In a blow to illegal wildlife trafficking, Thai Customs authorities, along with Chinese officials, seized 402 shark fins valued at over 2 million baht...
Bangkok Urges Pet Owners to Prepare for New Animal Control Laws Starting Next Year
Bangkok, April 23rd, 2025 — Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) spokesperson Ekwaranyu Amrapal announced that Bangkok’s new Animal Control Ordinance 2024, published in the Royal...
Thailand Department of Disease Control Confirmed Cases of Rabies-Infected Animals
PRESS RELEASE:
The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has confirmed 54 cases of rabies-infected animals from 835 tested samples, with the highest infection rates found...
Illegal White Lion and Liger Found in Songkhla Mansion
Songkhla, March 8th, 2025 — Wildlife officials from the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) raided a luxury home in Mueang...
Elephant Panics at Nong Bua Lamphu Fair After Fireworks Set Off, Injures Five People,...
Nong Bua Lamphu —
At 8:30 PM on January 18th, 2025, chaos erupted at the Nong Bua Lamphu Red Cross Fair when one of two...
Dog Attack Leaves 84-Year-Old Owner Dead in Saraburi
Saraburi —
On January 8th, 2025, Thai national media reported a tragic incident occurred in Kaeng Khoi, Saraburi, where an 84-year-old man was fatally attacked...
Thailands National Parks Showcase Rich Wildlife with Panther and Tiger Sightings
National —
On January 6th, 2025, a rare black panther, one of Thailand's protected species, was spotted by tourists at Kaeng Krachan National Park, delighting...
Young Spanish Tourist Killed While Bathing Elephant in Thailand
Yao Yai, Thailand, Phangnga Province
22-year-old Blanca Ojanguren GarcÃa, a Spanish tourist from Valladolid, was fatally injured by an elephant while participating in a popular...
Nakhon Pathom Company Raided and Investigated Over Baby Gorilla Trafficking Allegations
Nakhon Pathom —
On December 25th, 2024, Pol. Col. Apisan Chairat, the Superintendent of the 5th Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Division (NRECD), led a...
New Safety Measures for Wild Elephants in Parks
PRESS RELEASE:
The Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation has outlined new measures to manage wild elephants and enhance tourist safety following the...