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Fifteen wild Asian elephants that headed north from their habitat in Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve in Yunnan province last March have been lingering in the provincial capital Kunming for about two days, the provinces publicity department said.

A 10-wheel truck smashed into a wild elephant on a dark road in a Buri Ram wildlife sanctuary early this morning, causing damage to both the vehicle and the animal.

A wild elephant was found dead in a rubber plantation in Chachoengsao province, the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation posted on its Facebook page on Monday.

A severe thunderstorm in Chiang Mai’s Mae Wang district on Wednesday evening knocked down an ironwood tree hitting six elephants, three of whom died from the impact.

A 26-year-old Karen man was arrested on April 13 by national park rangers in Petchaburi's Huay Khom Krit forest, which is a part of the huge Kaeng Krachan National Park, for allegedly killing an elephant in a protected area.

Thai veterinarians successfully removed a gallstone from an elephant, a unique world record for veterinarians.

The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation posted a picture of a herd of elephants waiting to cross a road in Khao Yai National Park in Nakhon Ratchasima province on Sunday.

A veterinarian clarified recently that his relationship with a wild elephant – posted on his Facebook last week – was a true story, after experts suggested that the elephant in his photo was likely a pet, not a wild one as he had claimed.

A veterinarian recalled memories of the first wild elephant he had cured, on the occasion of National Elephant Day on March 13.

Elephants at the Chiang Mai Night Safari will be presented with a buffet of treats to mark National Elephant Day on Saturday.

Forest officials were relieved to find the wild elephant they had helped revive last week is healthy and leading its life normally in the Chachoengsao Khao Ang Rue Nai Wildlife Sanctuary.

The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) said on Tuesday that veterinarians and forest officials were successful in treating an ill elephant in Chanthaburi province.