Tag: Wildlife

Security check point at Suvarnabhumi Airport SAT-1 terminal in Bangkok.

Bangkok

April 15, 2026

Indian Man Held With Gibbons, Chameleons at Suvarnabhumi Airport

BANGKOK — An Indian national has been arrested for attempting to smuggle protected wildlife out of Thailand through Suvarnabhumi International Airport, in a case that has underscored the persistent challenge of illegal animal trafficking passing through the kingdom’s main gateway. Sri Lankan Wildlife Smuggler Caught with Pythons Hidden in Underwear at Bangkok Airport Santanee Phairattanakorn, […]

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News

January 28, 2026January 28, 2026

Thailand Administers Contraceptive Vaccine to Wild Elephants for Population Management

TRAT – For the first time, Thai wildlife authorities have administered contraceptive vaccines to female wild elephants as part of a new initiative to manage population growth and reduce human-elephant conflict. Park Rangers Search for Elephant Injured in Khao Yai Road Collision The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, in collaboration with Chiang […]

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Arrival Hall at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok

Bangkok

July 3, 2025

Sri Lankan Wildlife Smuggler Caught with Pythons Hidden in Underwear at Bangkok Airport

Bangkok – A Sri Lankan national was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi International Airport on Tuesday after authorities discovered three live ball pythons concealed in his underwear, marking yet another brazen attempt to traffic protected wildlife through Thailand’s busiest air hub. Illegal Wildlife Trafficking at Suvarnabhumi Airport Uncovered The suspect, identified only as “Shenan,” had flown into […]

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Village in Sangkhla Buri District, Kanchanaburi

North

June 19, 2025June 19, 2025

Spanish TV star Frank Cuesta fined in Thailand for illegal possession of animals

Spanish TV show host, youtuber and naturalist Frank Cuesta was sentenced Wednesday to pay a fine of 30,000 baht for illegal possession of protected animals, according to a ruling by the Kanchanaburi Provincial Court, according Spanish media. Thai police arrest Spanish TV star for possession of protected wildlife “There was no prison sentence, only a […]

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News

February 28, 2025

Thai police arrest Spanish TV star for possession of protected wildlife

Frank Cuesta announced a few days ago that he is leaving Thailand and the Sanctuary: “I may end up in jail”.

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Lom Sak Cliff on Phu Kradueng Mountain in Loei Province

North

February 6, 2025

Loei Battles Wildfires and PM2.5: 33 People Arrested, Fined 500 Baht for Illegal Burning

LOEI, February 4th, 2025 – Firefighters and local volunteers in Loei battled a wildfire in Phu Huai Nangiew, Phu Hin Ngon, and Phu Ya Tha for over 30 hours before finally bringing it under control. Thailand imposes burning ban to curb PM2.5 pollution The fire, which spread across steep mountainous terrain in Mueang District, reportedly […]

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South

May 2, 2024

Transnational Wildlife Trafficking Operation Busted in Satun

CHUMPHON, May 2 (TNA) – The police have apprehended a group involved in the illegal smuggling of protected wildlife from Indonesia into Thailand, seizing 48 lemurs and over 1,000 radiated tortoises. Illegal Wildlife Trafficking at Suvarnabhumi Airport Uncovered Pol. Lt. Gen. Watcharin Phusit, the chief of the Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Suppression Division revealed […]

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Future Park, and Saraburi Road signs on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road (Highway 31), Pathum Thani

Bangkok

November 30, 2023

Thai Authorities Seize Over 500 Unregistered Wild Animal Carcasses in 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 carcasses in Mueang, Pathum Thani. Indian man caught with 200kg of animal parts at Suvarnabhumi airport According to a report by NED […]

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