An elephant is found dead, apparently from electrocution, near a pineapple orchard in Bor Thong district, Chon Buri, on Sunday. (Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation photo)The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation has filed a complaint with police asking authorities to hunt the person behind the death of a wild elephant in Chon Buri. Video posted on Facebook provides a visual reminder of the elephant before it was electrocuted. (Video by the Departmentof National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation)Authorities found burns on the animal's trunk, and reached a preliminary conclusion that it was electrocuted. It had been seen roaming around by villages in Chon Buri and Rayong provinces before it died.

Source: Bangkok Post April 16, 2018 06:56 UTC