Vatana Pornprasert, director of the National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department’s Protected Areas Regional Office 3 in Phetchaburi, said officials and villagers found the additional carcasses.
They had been searching the forest to check on the remaining gaur population in the park, following a spate of mysterious deaths of the animals since December 2.
A team of veterinarians would later inspect and collect samples to determine cause of the deaths, he added. Vatana said 80 officials and villagers had worked together on the forest-scanning mission by dividing into 10 teams to check on living gaurs and to look for any more gaur remains in the forest.
A previous report had indicated a herd of 22 gaurs had been frequenting the area for food, he said, but he could not yet confirm if these 22 dead animals were the same herd.