Elephants in Ayutthaya undergo DNA tests

AYUTTHAYA, 27 December 2017 (NNT) – A special task force visited an elephant camp in Ayutthaya to prove whether two suspected elephants were legally obtained.

The mahouts and staff at the elephant camp, also known as the Royal Elephant Kraal & Village, initially refused to allow the task force to conduct DNA tests on two male elephants named Ko Phaya Phet and TG amid fears they would be taken away.

Full story: NNT

Reporter: Nuppol Suvansombut
Rewriter: Thammarat Thadaphrom

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