The killer wild elephant that evaded efforts to keep it on Thai soil and entered Cambodia last week attacked a resident of Battambang on Cambodia's northwestern border early on Thursday morning.
An official source on the Cambodian side said 32-year-old Chok Kim Hay was attacked at 2.30am in the village of Damnaksan after stumbling upon the animal known as Plai Sidor Daeng.
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Friday, March 2, 2018
Friday, July 21, 2017
Farmers seek help against elephants
A group of farmers in Koh Kong province are seeking the help of Wildlife Alliance experts to fend off encroaching elephants destroying their crops.
Over the past few weeks, the elephants have been damaging farmlands in Kiri Sakor district.
In Kongchit, provincial co-ordinator for rights group Licadho, said the area was once covered with forests prior to being marked as an economic land concession.
“The area was previously forested, but it was given to a private Chinese company by the environment ministry and people came to live and plant on the land,” he said, noting the elephants called the area home first.
“The elephants have not caused any danger to the people yet, but they have destroyed farmland,” he said.
“In the past few days, they came to the village almost every day. I have reported it to the Wildlife Alliance.”
An officer with the Wildlife Alliance confirmed that he has received a report about the elephants and intends to send a team to advise villagers on how to fend off the beasts.
“The solution can be sedating drugs, but will we recommend they grow plants that prevent the elephants from coming, like chilli,” he said.
“But because it is a place where the people invaded, it is natural for the elephants to fight back.”
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Over the past few weeks, the elephants have been damaging farmlands in Kiri Sakor district.
In Kongchit, provincial co-ordinator for rights group Licadho, said the area was once covered with forests prior to being marked as an economic land concession.
“The area was previously forested, but it was given to a private Chinese company by the environment ministry and people came to live and plant on the land,” he said, noting the elephants called the area home first.
“The elephants have not caused any danger to the people yet, but they have destroyed farmland,” he said.
“In the past few days, they came to the village almost every day. I have reported it to the Wildlife Alliance.”
An officer with the Wildlife Alliance confirmed that he has received a report about the elephants and intends to send a team to advise villagers on how to fend off the beasts.
“The solution can be sedating drugs, but will we recommend they grow plants that prevent the elephants from coming, like chilli,” he said.
“But because it is a place where the people invaded, it is natural for the elephants to fight back.”
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Saturday, June 24, 2017
Elephants trample man
A man has been killed by a herd of elephants in Mondulkiri province while walking through the jungle with a friend.
Police say the incident happened in Oraing district on Thursday.
“The two men were walking deep into the forest with their dog to look for mushrooms when the dog suddenly spotted a young elephant, got frightened and ran over to the men,” said a police spokesman.
“The young elephant, along with several adult elephants charged towards them and trampled one of the men. The other man and the dog managed to escape to the nearest village.”
The victim was identified as Srot Pyorl, whose funeral was held on Friday.
In April, an elephant trampled its owner to death in Mondulkiri while it was being used to carry tourists through the jungle.
Sightseers begged for the animal to be released from its shackles so they could get a better photo with it.
The 60-year-old bull elephant had his chains released but it wandered off unattended. Its owner ran after it and his body was later found in the jungle.
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Police say the incident happened in Oraing district on Thursday.
“The two men were walking deep into the forest with their dog to look for mushrooms when the dog suddenly spotted a young elephant, got frightened and ran over to the men,” said a police spokesman.
“The young elephant, along with several adult elephants charged towards them and trampled one of the men. The other man and the dog managed to escape to the nearest village.”
The victim was identified as Srot Pyorl, whose funeral was held on Friday.
In April, an elephant trampled its owner to death in Mondulkiri while it was being used to carry tourists through the jungle.
Sightseers begged for the animal to be released from its shackles so they could get a better photo with it.
The 60-year-old bull elephant had his chains released but it wandered off unattended. Its owner ran after it and his body was later found in the jungle.
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Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Killer elephant shot dead in Cambodia after it goes on rampage
A bull elephant that trampled its owner to death three days ago was shot dead early Friday after it rampaged through villages, smashing two houses and frightening villagers in northeastern Cambodia's Mondolkiri province, an environment official said.
"A police officer fired on the elephant's legs to stop him from attacking houses and people at 1 a.m. and the animal died an hour later," Keo Sopheak, director of Environment Department in Mondolkiri province, told Xinhua, adding that the mammoth had destroyed two houses and a fire truck.
He said that a team with tranquilizer guns took too long to respond, so the authority decided to shoot the elephant.
"We regret that this endangered elephant was killed; however, this was the authority's decision to ensure security and safety for the villagers," he said.
The bull elephant trampled its owner to death on Wednesday when it was in rut. Shortly after the attack, the animal had fled into the forest, but later came out of the jungle and rampaged through villages.
Cambodia is home to over 500 wild elephants, most of whom live inside the Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary in Mondolkiri province, according to the Forestry Administration.
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"A police officer fired on the elephant's legs to stop him from attacking houses and people at 1 a.m. and the animal died an hour later," Keo Sopheak, director of Environment Department in Mondolkiri province, told Xinhua, adding that the mammoth had destroyed two houses and a fire truck.
He said that a team with tranquilizer guns took too long to respond, so the authority decided to shoot the elephant.
"We regret that this endangered elephant was killed; however, this was the authority's decision to ensure security and safety for the villagers," he said.
The bull elephant trampled its owner to death on Wednesday when it was in rut. Shortly after the attack, the animal had fled into the forest, but later came out of the jungle and rampaged through villages.
Cambodia is home to over 500 wild elephants, most of whom live inside the Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary in Mondolkiri province, according to the Forestry Administration.
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Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Cambodian man killed by wild elephant
PHNOM PENH - A Cambodian man was stamped and killed by a wild elephant Thursday in a forest near the Vietnam border and about 400km northeast of Phnom Penh.
Keo Sopheak, chief of the environment department in northeastern Mondulkiri province, told Kyodo News by telephone on Friday that the incident took place at 3.30pm the previous day when two people were hunting for mushrooms in a forest when they encountered a herd of wild elephants.
"The two were walking with a dog and the dog was barking after seeing a mother elephant with a newly born baby," Keo Sopheak said.
The elephant chased after the dog and when it came upon the two men, it stamped and killed Srorn Phyol, 49, a member of the Phnong ethnic minority, Keo Sopheak said, adding the other man escaped unharmed.
Keo Sopheak said there are more than 200 wild elephants in five protected forest areas in Mondulkiri province.
But this is the first case in recent years of a person being killed by a wild elephant there, though two people were killed by domesticated elephants in the province in less than the two past years.
Elephants raised to be ridden by tourists killed their mahuts in separate incidents last September and in April.
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Keo Sopheak, chief of the environment department in northeastern Mondulkiri province, told Kyodo News by telephone on Friday that the incident took place at 3.30pm the previous day when two people were hunting for mushrooms in a forest when they encountered a herd of wild elephants.
"The two were walking with a dog and the dog was barking after seeing a mother elephant with a newly born baby," Keo Sopheak said.
The elephant chased after the dog and when it came upon the two men, it stamped and killed Srorn Phyol, 49, a member of the Phnong ethnic minority, Keo Sopheak said, adding the other man escaped unharmed.
Keo Sopheak said there are more than 200 wild elephants in five protected forest areas in Mondulkiri province.
But this is the first case in recent years of a person being killed by a wild elephant there, though two people were killed by domesticated elephants in the province in less than the two past years.
Elephants raised to be ridden by tourists killed their mahuts in separate incidents last September and in April.
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Tuesday, April 25, 2017
Elephant that killed the handler is shot in Cambodia
An elephant that trampled a owners to genocide before going on a uproar after tourists begged for him to be unchained has been shot dead.
The 60-year-old longhorn elephant, called Atork, took dual hours to die after military non-stop glow with AK-47 weapons.
His partner wept as a outrageous animal lay mortally injured, according to reports in eastern Cambodia.
The 60-year-old longhorn elephant, called Atork, took dual hours to die after military non-stop glow with AK-47 weapons.
His partner wept as a outrageous animal lay mortally injured, according to reports in eastern Cambodia.
The 60-year-old longhorn elephant, called Atork, took dual hours to die after military non-stop glow with AK-47 weapons
Atork and his womanlike partner Me Krapum had bolted after being expelled from their shackles after tourists pronounced they wanted to get improved cinema of them.
Owner Choeung Team, 47, was found passed after being trampled to death, and Atork reportedly went on a rampage, chasing people, destroying 6 homes and even deleterious a military van.
Police pronounced they feared he would kill again and so could not wait for wildlife experts to arrive from a circuitously Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Centre.
The preference to kill Atork came from Provincial Governor Svay Sam Eang.
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