THE WORLD FAMOUS and highly controversial “Tiger temple” has now won a licence to operate a zoo, which will be developed with a budget of Bt120 million. The temple, known as Wat Pa Luangta Maha Bua Yannasampanno, is in a remote part of Kanchanaburi province but has come under the spotlight in recent years because […]
CHIANG MAI, 21 March 2016 (NNT) – The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) Region 10 has delivered unmanned firefighting machines to Chiang Mai Zoo to spray water and provide some relief from the hot weather for both animals and zoo visitors alike. Chiang Mai Zoo Director Nipon Wichairat welcomed DDPM Region 10 Director […]
ZOOLOGICAL PARK Organisation director Benjapol Nakprasert, along with Khon Kaen Zoo head Thewin Ratanawongsawat, held a press conference yesterday to apologise for the tram collision which killed five people and injured 55 others on Sunday. The zoo, located 500km northeast of Bangkok, will be closed for five days as police probe the two-tram collision. Read […]
An elderly woman committed suicide by jumping into a crocodile pit at the Samut Prakarn Crocodile Farm & Zoo. Wanpen Inyai, 65, left her home on Rom Klao Road in Bangkok’s Min Buri district on Friday morning and no one in her family could contact her afterward. Read more: Bangkok Post BANGKOK POST
BANGKOK, 29 December 2013 (NNT) – Chiang Mai Zoo has announced that giant panda “Lin Hui” is pregnant after an ultrasound showed a fetus in her womb. The zoo has formed a special team of veterinarians to take care of the panda 24 hours. The zoo on Sunday said Lin Hui was expected to give […]
CHIANG MAI, 28 February 2013 (NNT) – The Zoological Park Organization of Thailand has revealed that it will open two more zoos in Thailand as tourist attractions and learning centers on biodiversity and nature. Zoological Park Organization of Thailand Deputy Director Wisit Wichasil said that two zoos in Ubon Ratchathani and Khon Kaen will be […]
CHIANG MAI, 10 June 2012 (INN) – Dr. Sarawut Srisakun, Managing Director of the Designated Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration Area 2 (Chiang Mai Night Safari) revealed that the nocturnal zoo has recently welcomed two new members. The newest additions are male lion cubs. They were born to father Saendee and mother Sonya, both four […]
CHIANG MAI, 24 May 2012 (NNT) – The Chiang Mai Zoo has introduced a new baby koala, who has just come out of her mother’s pouch. The Chiang Mai Zoo has announced that the female 7-month old baby koala appeared outside of her mother’s pouch for the first time earlier this week. The breeding came […]
