Pattaya City to Tackle Rabies with Free Vaccinations in January 2024
Pattaya —
The Department of Public Health and Environment of Pattaya City is launching a campaign to control and prevent rabies in the Pattaya area by providing free vaccinations for pets in January 2024.
The initiative...
Rescue Operation: Emaciated Tigers and Leopards Transferred from Mukdahan Zoo for Urgent Care
Mukdahan—
On December 22nd, 2023, Mr. Phadet Laithong, the director of the department's Wildlife Conservation Office, stated to Thai national media that Wildlife and Plant Conservation officers performed an inspection and transferred fifteen unhealthy tigers...
Emaciated, Twenty-Year-Old Tiger Among 15 Big Cats Saved from Tiger Farm in Thailand after...
PRESS RELEASE (WFFT): Twelve tigers and three leopards who have spent their lives in captivity have been rescued from a tiger farm in Thailand.
The undisclosed captive tiger facility in northern Thailand was visited by...
Nong Nooch Pattaya Garden Welcomes New Baby Elephant
Pattaya —
The Nong Nooch Pattaya Garden, a renowned botanical garden and elephant sanctuary, celebrated the birth of a new female elephant calf named "Pang Nopphamat" with a traditional religious ceremony on Tuesday.
The ceremony occurred...
Rescue Teams Safely Capture Peacock Stranded on Roof in Bang Lamung Village
Bang Lamung—
At 5:40 PM, on December 6th, 2023, Nong Prue rescue teams received a report that a peacock landed on the roof of a house in Eakmongkol Village 3, Bang Lamung, Chonburi.
In the reported...
Thai Authorities Seize Over 500 Unregistered Wild Animal Carcasses, Arrest Wildlife Trader
Pathum Thani—
On November 29th, 2023, Thai Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Suppression Units (NED) and U.S. Marine and Wildlife animal officials captured a wildlife trader and confiscated over 500 pieces of unregistered wild animal...
Thai Authorities Seize Illegal Python Skins and Carcasses in Phichit Raid
Phichit—
On November 20th, 2023, Thai Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Suppression (NED) officers launched a search operation on four different locations in Mueang Phichit, and confiscated 12 wild pythons, 5 sheets of dried python...
Teachers, medical practitioners join fight to end dog and cat meat trade in Vietnam
PRESS RELEASE:
Vietnam’s education sector and traditional medicine community are spearheading efforts to end the dog and cat meat trade – a significant step forward for animal welfare from two of the country’s most influential...
Thai Customs Thwart Wildlife Smuggling Attempt at Suvarnabhumi Airport, Seize 124 Wild Animals
National—
On November 17th, 2023, Mr. Phanthong Loykulnanta, the Customs Department Spokesperson, Thai customs officers of Suvarnabhumi Airport, and relevant officials arrested two alleged wildlife smugglers and confiscated more than 124 wild, unregistered animals.
According...
Surging Iguana Population Threatens Lopburi Agriculture, Thai Officials Take Urgent Measures
Lopburi—
On November 16th, 2023, Thai National Park officials, wildlife conservation agency officials, and relevant officials performed a field inspection to instruct locals and investigate the population of iguanas in Phatthana Nikhom, Lopburi.
According to...
