Curfew-bound farmers watch helplessly as wild elephants ravage orchardsBamphen Prueksanit (left), the kamnan of tambon Sator in Khao Saming district of Trat, looks at durian rinds left by three wild elephants after they raided the orchard of Siriphat Sangkhawan (right) on Saturday night. (Photo by Jakkrit Waewkraihong)TRAT: Farmers in this eastern fruit-bowl province could only watch as three wild elephants gorged themselves on fruit in their orchards on Saturday night. A rambutan tree was damaged by the wild elephant at another fruit orchard in the same tambon. Bamphen Prueksanit, the kamnan of tambon Sator where the two orchards are located, said he expected wild elephants to come back for more on Sunday night. Defence volunteers will conduct patrols to guard all fruit orchards against the freeloaders, he added.

Source: Bangkok Post April 12, 2020 11:26 UTC