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This
is a joint project of
the royal household, the
Third Division Army, Lampang
and Lamphun Provinces,
the Royal Forest Department,
the World Wildlife Fund
and the Smithsonian Institution. |
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The
target area is the wildlife
refuge at Doy Pa Muang,
Lampang and Lampang Provinces.
In preparing elephants
for release, they will
have a medical check-up,
their vital statistics
recorded and a signaling
radio collar attached.
The elephants will then
be taken to the target
area, so that they may
gradually adapt themselves
to life in the Doy Pa
Muang Conservation Area
and learn how to live
in a wild state. Their
behavior, their adaptations
and their movements will
be studied from signals
sent by the radio satellite
collar, and a follow-up
will be made every month.
Goals of the project include: |
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Ojective |
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1. |
Guidelines for solving
the problem of unemployed
domestic elephants,
which will continue
to be an important
one for Thailand in
the future. |
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To solve ongoing problem
of illegal logging,
which uses domestic
elephants as vehicles
for transportation. |
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To promote wildlife
research, from which
the information obtained
may be used to manage
the domestic elephant
population. |
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To be a model for
long-term survival
of small herds in
limited areas, separated
from other herds. |
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To increase the number
of Asian elephants
by natural mating. |
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To promote cooperation
between government
agencies and the private
sector. |
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To
promote international
relationships using
elephants as ambassadors. |
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To
conduct research and
publish results in
educational journals. |
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To
provide this information
to Her Majesty the
Queen, because Her
Royal Highness is
extremely interested
in this study, and
in the survival of
the elephants released.
Elephants can adapt
themselves and live
in the forest, never
coming out to bother
the people in the
nearby villages. |
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