Asian Elephants - Thailand


Posted by Nate Chappell on Fri Dec 08, 2017 8:23 pm

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During our recent Thailand trip we did a safari at Kuiburi National Park.  Our safari vehicle dropped us off at a couple of different overlooks, one of which had a large number of Elephants grazing below.  There were a lot of Cattle Egrets feeding near the elephants.  Kuiburi is an elephant conservation success story.  There used to be a lot of conflict between elephants and local farmers with the elephants raiding the local orchards.  They started raising money to provide other food for the elephants and now the area has it's own ecotourism center where you can hire a local guide and driver for an afternoon safari.  There are about 320 Asian Elephants in the park. 

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by david fletcher on Sat Dec 09, 2017 3:06 pm
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thanks for sharing this and good to hear a success story in the way we can move forward
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by Carol Clarke on Sun Dec 10, 2017 4:14 pm
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Good to hear an elephant success story for a change Nate!
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by Ed Cordes on Sun Dec 10, 2017 8:11 pm
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Wonderful story and nice image showing relaxed elephants enjoying life.
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