British Tourist Missing after Kayak Accident in Khao Sok

Floating bungalow on the Cheow Lan Lake in the Khao Sok National Park.
Floating bungalow on the Cheow Lan Lake in the Khao Sok National Park. Photo: Khao Sok Lake Tours khaosoklaketours.com.

A British tourist has gone missing following a kayaking mishap at Rajjaprabha Dam in Surat Thani province. Officials said 24-year-old Gowribalan Shanghaman was reported to [Read More…]

Staffer from Krabi National Park Injured from Gunshot Wound After Fighting with Fellow Employee

Cliff in Krabi province, Southern Thailand
Cliff in Krabi province, Southern Thailand. Image: Wikimedia Commons.

A staffer from the Hat Noppharat Thara Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park has sustained injuries from a gunshot wound after fighting with another staffer [Read More…]

Eight national parks and wildlife sanctuaries to be closed due to forest fires

Forest fire in Mae Hong Son province, Northern Thailand
Forest fire in Northern Thailand. Photo: Takeaway. CC BY-SA 3.0.

Thailand’s Centre for Air Pollution Mitigation has asked the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation to close eight national parks and wildlife sanctuaries [Read More…]

Two elephants rescued after falling into a ditch in Nakhon Nayok

Wild elephants walking in Khao Yai National Park
Wild elephants walking up a road in the area of Khao Yai National Park, Nakhon Ratchasima. Photo: Khunkay.

A pair of elephants, a baby and its mother were rescued Wednesday in Thailand’s Khao Yai National Park after falling down a two-meter deep ditch. [Read More…]