On September 8, officials in Khun Buri County, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand, received a complaint from local people that a group of wild elephants from Taran National Park had been hiding here and foraging late at night, causing serious damage to the crops of local farmers, which had been caused for a week. Subsequently, local officials coordinated with the staff of the national park and forest protection units to go to the local area to inspect.
In the evening of the same day, the staff looked through the drone and found that there were about 100 wild elephants in the area, about 4 kilometers away from the residential area, and according to the trajectory of the operation, the elephant group planned to go to the crop area of the local people to forage for food. It is reported that the above-mentioned elephant herds have caused damage to at least 60 rais of crops in the region, most of which are rice, sugar cane and corn.
Initially, the staff tried to drive the elephants back along the road by shouting and shouting, but the location of the elephants was about 10 kilometers from the national park, so the method had little effect. In addition, due to the vast area of local forests, it is difficult for staff to deduce the direction of movement of the elephant herd. At present, the staff has spent 2 days to drive away the elephant herd, but still without success, and the above-mentioned elephant herd is still lingering near the crop area of the local population. (1 rai = 400 sq wow = 1,600 sq m)