Forestry officials inspect the dead young elephant inside Tai Rom Yen National Park in Surat Thani's Wiang Sa district. (Photo by Supapong Chaolan)SURAT THANI - An infant wild elephant was found dead deep inside a national park in Wiang Sa district of this southern province on Monday. The young jumbo was found by local people who immediately alerted forestry officials on Monday afternoon. Forestry officials at Tai Rom Yen National Park huried to Plai Hin Paeng forest, part of the national park in tambon Ban Song, where they found the dead male elephant, aged around 2 years. There were reports this area was the habitat of a herd of 6-7 wild elephants, including one baby elephant and its mother.

Source: Bangkok Post May 09, 2017 03:45 UTC