A wildlife ranger was tragically killed by an aggressive wild elephant nicknamed Tank in the eastern Thai province of Chachoengsao, according to local officials. The incident occurred in the early hours of today, May 16, in the Sanam Chai Khet district of Chachoengsao.
Tha Kradan Subdistrict Administration Organisation Chief Trapsawee Kunsari received reports that a wild elephant had attacked and killed a ranger in Moo 19 village near the Khao Ang Rue Nai Wildlife Sanctuary boundary.
Rescue teams were immediately dispatched to the area around 60 metres from a rural road, where they found the body of 38 year old ranger Wanlop Burapha from the Khao Ang Rue Nai Wildlife Sanctuary. His body was in uniform, albeit severely mutilated.
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It is good to understand clearly that all wild animals CAN BE DANGEROUS. Keep this in mind at all times!