Bo rai: Wild elephants are running rampant, foraging in several areas in Bo Rai District, Trat Province. Villagers are frightened and have had to risk their lives to tap rubber.
According to Thai News Agency, volunteers monitoring wild elephants at Ban Chang Thun and officials from Khlong Kaeo National Park have deployed to ensure the safety of rubber farmers tapping and harvesting rubber in Ban Nong Mat, Village No. 4, Chang Thun Subdistrict, Bo Rai District, Trat Province. This is because many wild elephants have been dispersing into rubber plantations and orchards in various locations, including Ban Nong Mat, Ban Nong Fab, and Ban Nam Tok Salad Dai in Chang Thun Subdistrict, as well as Ban Suea Dao in Nong Bon Subdistrict, Bo Rai District. However, as latex yields are plentiful and the price is good during the late rainy season and early winter, farmers are forced to risk the danger of wild elephants tapping rubber, but at different times, coming out in the morning instead of at night. Elephants are still found invading orchards to feed on plants such as banana and bamboo leaves.
Recently, volunteers have been on the lookout for danger and are trying to find results. Wild elephants have invaded rubber plantations, feeding on plants such as turtle leaves, banana leaves, and bamboo leaves. Volunteers are therefore on the lookout for wild elephants for the orchard owners and are trying to push them back into the forest. This morning, a small herd of 4-5 wild elephants was found to have separated from the herd and foraged in the rubber plantations and orchards of the orchard owners.