An outcry has been raised on social media after the owner of a zoo in Thailand’s Khon Kaen province posted disturbing pictures, on the zoo’s official Facebook page, of a Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) being abused, urging visitors not to harm them as such creatures are friendly and do not harm others. The owner of the […]
Khao Kheow Open Zoo, in Thailand’s eastern province of Chon Buri, will continue holding elephant swimming shows for tourists despite social media criticism, alleging cruelty to animals, after a picture, titled “Elephant in the Room”, taken by Adam Oswell of Australia, won the best picture in the photojournalism category at the Wildlife Photographer of the […]
After 24 years, one of Thailand’s famous tourist attractions, for both Thais and foreigners, is to close for the foreseeable future. Sriracha Tiger Zoo’s management has announced the closure of the park, citing the COVID-19 pandemic. On the zoo’s webpage, the management said that, since the outbreak of the first wave of the pandemic early […]
Thailand’s famous Tiger Zoo, in Sriracha district of the eastern province of Chon Buri, is offering its 11 elephants for sale, after the zoo closed on April 30th due to financial issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the zoo’s website, it is offering all 11 elephants,together with their caretakers, to anyone who is […]
Thailand’s Tiger Kingdom Zoo in Chiang Mai is innovating to keep the tigers cooler, as temperatures in the country have risen sharply over the past two months. The keepers offer the animals frozen chicken twice a day to lower their body temperature. They have also installed small pools so they can take a dip when […]
SONGKHLA, Oct 3 (TNA) – Suriya Saengpong, director-general of the Zoological Park Organization, was shot dead by an official of the Songkhla Zoo while he was investigating the disappearance of albino barking deer at the zoo. Suriya was shot at the zoo in the southern province while he was probing the missing of two young […]
CHIANG MAI, June 15 (TNA) — Local people and tourists flocked into the Chiang Mai Zoo as it reopened today after being closed for nearly three months due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Free admission is available for visitors until the end of this month. Full story: mcot.net TNA
Resident giant panda Chuang Chuang died aged 19, Chiang Mai zoo’s director said on Monday (September 16). Pandas normally live for around 20 years. Full story: The Nation By The Nation
