Nakhon Ratchasima, Long consecutive drought. As a result, wild elephants had to come out to find food in agricultural areas in many districts of Korat. Rescue workers at Hook 31 Nakhon Ratchasima received a report from villagers that there was a wild elephant coming out to eat the agricultural crops of villagers at Ban Wang Nam Khiao, Udomsap Subdistrict, Wang Nam Khiao District. Therefore, we coordinated with the team to push wild elephants into the area. The area where the elephants descended is in the agricultural fields of farmers who grow many types of agricultural products. Including cassava, coconuts, bananas, all of which were eaten by wild elephants until the trees fell to pieces. Before the rescue workers and the wild elephant pushers took more than 2 hours to push the wild elephant back. As for the incident of wild elephants coming out to find food outside the forest or park area in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, It has happened often in the past. Especially during the beginning of the dry season. which had previously been reported and presented the news there The incident occurred in Seng Sang District. where a herd of wild elephants came out of Thap Lan National Park to eat farmers' agricultural crops. And most recently yesterday at Wat Moo Si, Pak Chong District, at Chao Plai Dwarf and Plai Yot Chai. came out of the Khao Yai forest and came down to eat the sugar cane that the temple had planted for the Kathin ceremony. The officials had to rush out and push Chao Plai Dwarf and Plai Yot Chai back into the Khao Yai forest before they destroyed the property. The assets of the temple go beyond this. As for the reason why wild elephants come out of the forest or park area, it is believed to be due to the problem of drought and lack of rain, causing natural food sources to decrease. As a result, elephants come out to find food outside the forest and park areas. Source: Thai News Agency
