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Pet lion cub in Bentley convertible raises police hackles

January 24, 2024

A viral video clip of a foreigner cruising around Pattaya City in a luxury convertible with a lion cub sitting in the back seat has prompted officials to launch a probe.

Police boast of success in suppressing illegal ivory trade after Thailand is dropped from CITES list

August 29, 2019

Following the news that Thailand has been dropped from the CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) list of countries affected by ivory trafficking, Thai police on Thursday boasted of their success in suppressing the illegal ivory trade, resulting in the seizure of a total of 9,9 tonnes in tusks worth more than Bt990 million in 44 cases since 2014.

Area home to near-extinct Siamese crocodile declared protected zone

THURSDAY, JULY 18, 2019

The Kaeng Krachan National Park in Phetchaburi province has declared the Wang Kha area on the banks of Phetchaburi River as a protected zone for the near-extinct freshwater Siamese crocodile. The zone has been designated as a protected habitat and egg-laying ground for the species and will be monitored by patrols.

Asean embarks on collaborative effort to combat the menace of wildlife trafficking

SUNDAY, JUNE 23, 2019

THE REGION needs a clear action plan to tackle wildlife trafficking, experts stressed this past weekend as the leaders of Asean nations meeting in Bangkok endorsed the “Chiang Mai Statement of Asean Ministers Responsible for CITES and Wildlife Enforcement”.

New regulation lifts ban on export of elephants

THURSDAY, MAY 09, 2019

ELEPHANTS and elephant-related products can again be exported from Thailand under a new regulation from the Commerce Ministry, which may provoke controversy and debate over whether it violates the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).

Chimpanzee ‘Natalie’ leaves for Britain

MONDAY, OCTOBER 08, 2018

A long-time chimpanzee resident of Thailand has left the country for a new life overseas.

Thailand taken off ivory trade watch list

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 05, 2018

Thailand has been removed from an international watch list of eight countries of “primary concern” in the illegal ivory trade.

Thai farms investigated for alleged links to black market.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Thailand’s tiger facilities have come in for international scrutiny amid suggestions many farms are taking part in the illicit trading of the animals.

Yiaw Dong taskforce seizes seven elephant tusks

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

The National Parks Department’s special wildlife crime-suppression taskforce, Yiaw Dong, on Tuesday inspected a house in Nonthaburi before seizing seven elephant tusks weighing about 46 kilograms in total for DNA checks.

Most online trade involves endangered foreign animals, says conservation chief

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2018

Most of the endangered wild animals said to be increasingly sold on Facebook are foreign species, and not native species protected under the wildlife protection law, the National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation Department has said in response to a report that criticises Thailand’s protection of wildlife.

SPECIAL REPORT: Whale sharks threatened with extinction

SATURDAY, MAY 26, 2018

BY-CATCHING POSES CRITICAL THREAT TO THE SURVIVAL OF THE SPECIES

Protected tortoises rescued in alleged smuggling interception

MONDAY, MAY 21, 2018

Wildlife protection officials on Monday intercepted an alleged attempt to smuggle 14 protected African tortoises and other animals through Nong Khai to Laos and on to Vietnam, and arrested six people.

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