There seems to be hardly any information about domestic elephants in Asia on this forum, quite strange.
"More elephants are used for tourism in Thailand - over 3,000 - than anywhere else. Unlike other countries with captive populations, those in Thailand are nearly all privately owned. So the...
Finally, some updates on the relocation of the Dusit Zoo:
A small temporary zoo, the Thanyaburi Mini Zoo, opened on March 13 as the main site begins construction around this year. Smaller animals like tortoises, primates, raccoons and more are on display in the temporary site for now.
Thailand’s...
Between the two of them, Fort Worth and Houston have three adult Asian bulls in their facilities: Romeo, Colonel, and Thailand. Who is the largest? I'm guessing that Thai is the heaviest and Romeo is the tallest. Casey used to be in Fort Worth and he looked overweight.
I recently discovered this pretty cool documentary about the importation of 8 Asian elephants into Taronga zoo, and Melbourne zoo in 2006. I find the documentary really interesting.
What do you guys think of it?
People this may interest: @Zoofan15 , @WhistlingKite24 , @Zorro and @Chlidonias .
According to an email I received, Lynx Edicions and Birdlife International will publish at the end of the month a new field guide to the Birds of Thailand, and a guide to the Birds of Vietnam will be published at the end of the year. The blurb says these will be the first in a series of "a...
A few questions regarding Kaeng Krachan National Park:
- Has anyone visited the park?
- How easy is it to spot mammals/birds? Are there any hides? Does the jungle make it difficult for spotting?
- Are there a variety of mammals?
- How guaranteed are mammal sightings?
- Do some of the mammals...
Since there's been no updates to a previous thread concerning this, I thought I'd start another. The Safari Park - Open Zoo in Kanchanaburi, Thailand, has an excellent volunteer program that was enacted several months ago and has been making positive changes since. Their website can be found at...
I just got an email from the WWF saying that Thailand has agreed to end its ivory trade!:D
http://wwf.worldwildlife.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=45941.0&dlv_id=67791
~Thylo:cool: