A Corporate Document Repository of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO):
“Introduction
Thai elephants have been highly praised and nationally proclaimed throughout history, but very little has been done to protect them. The threats against Thai elephants come only from human exploitation. Direct threats include poaching for ivory and elephant calves, and illegal logging or roaming the city streets for money. Indirect threats involve mismanagement and shortsighted policies, such as deforestation for agriculture, industrial plantations, dams or road constructions and commercialization of the forest reserve areas.”
Roger Lohanan is founder and Chairman of THAI AGA
