Second park ranger killed by elephants in three days

Another park ranger was killed by an elephant at a longan plantation in Thailand’s eastern province of Chanthaburi last night. He was the second ranger to be killed by elephants in three days.

The victim, 42-year-old Somphob Sri-ngam, a ranger attached to the Khlong Khrua Wai wildlife sanctuary, and other rangers were dispatched to the plantation to try to flush out a herd of about six elephants, which were foraging for food there.

Full story: thaipbsworld.com

By Thai PBS World

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