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Trees for Elephants has really started in Khao Yai

2008-04-02 - Khao Yai , Thailand. Antoinette van der Water

Trees for Elephants in Khao Yai has made it’s start! The trees for elephants are groing. Looking at those cute little trees I fantasize what they would look like ten years from now. Alongkot on the other hand is thinking more about here and now. These are just 2.400 trees, the current nursery will not be able to hold 25.000 trees like we expected. Well… then we just hit some extra poles into the ground and extend it a little.


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conservation

Home to more than 800 species of wildlife, the Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex has substantial tropical forest ecosystems to provide a viable habitat for the long-term survival of these species

2005-08-25 - Khao Yai, Thailand. ALONGKOT CHUKAEW & PHILIPPA MITCHELL

Take the elephant for example. Nobody can call it a fussy eater _ its feeds on grass, leaves, fruits, vines, bark, roots and young shoots. The Wild Elephant Research and Rescue Fund (WERF) in Khao Yai has found that elephants eat at least 103 different species of plants, although they are known to have a preference for bamboo, most plants of the ginger family, banana trees and rattan. Finding enough food to feed an animal this large is no easy task _ about 300kg per day for a fully grown pachyde...


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conflict

The raging bulls of Khao Yai

2005-04-14 - Khao Yai, Thailand.

19 teenage bulls are the focus of this article. The researchers' observations show that they are currently forging out their personal home ranges _ each bull will need an area of about 120 square kilometres and herein lies the first issue. Is Khao Yai big enough for all of these boys?

If each of the 23 identified bulls requires an area of 120 square kilometres, they will need a total area of 2,760 square kilometres. Khao Yai is only 2,168 square kilometres. And don't forget the bu...


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3 Headlines about Elephants from Khao Yai2008-04-02 - Khao Yai , Thailand - Trees for Elephants has really started in Khao Yai 2005-08-25 - Khao Yai, Thailand - Home to more than 800 species of wildlife, the Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex has substantial tropical forest ecosystems to provide a viable habitat for the long-term survival of these species 2005-04-14 - Khao Yai, Thailand - The raging bulls of Khao Yai

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