Five more elephants found dead near Thailand’s Haew Narok waterfall
Five more elephants have been found dead near a waterfall in Thailand where six others plunged to their deaths. Officials believe they were trying to reach a dead calf.
Five more elephants have been found dead downstream from a waterfall known as “the Ravine of Hell” in Thailand where six other elephant’s bodies were found earlier this week.
Thailand’s national parks spokesman, Sompote Maneerat, said the additional elephants were discovered by a drone that was being used to investigate how the first six plunged to their deaths at the Haew Narok waterfall in Khao Yai National Park in northeastern Thailand.
Wildlife officials say the first group of elephants appeared to have died while trying to reach a dead, three-year-old calf.
"It was an accident. We have often seen this happening," national resources and environment minister Varawut Silpa-archa told Reuters.
The waterfall has now been closed temporarily following the incident.
The new death toll of 11 is the highest number of elephants to die in a single incident in Khao Yai, Mr Sompote said.
Two others that managed to survive the incident were rescued by workers on Saturday, officials said.
The total number of wild elephants in the park, which covers more than 2,000 square kilometres of forest and grassland, is estimated to be about 300.
It is also home to various wild animals, including bears and gibbons, and is a popular destination for tourists.
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