A 5-year-old baby elephant from Kaeng Krachan was found with tusks nearly 5 times longer than those of a normal elephant.

Kaeng Krachan National Park officials patrolled and found a 5-year-old baby elephant with 60-centimeter-long tusks, which are almost 5 times longer than elephants of the same age, and have beautiful features.Mr. Mongkol Chaiyaphakdi, Chief of Kaeng Krachan National Park, said that elephant watchers in Huai Sat Yai Subdistrict, Hua Hin District, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, which is in the Kaeng Krachan National Park area, reported finding a herd of wild elephants foraging, which was captured on camera.From the recorded images, it appears that in the herd there is a male elephant calf, approximately 5 years old, with a special characteristic: tusks approximately 60 centimeters long and very beautiful tusks. The length of the tusks is almost 5 times longer than that of elephants of the same age. Generally, 5-year-old elephant calves will have tusks only approximately 10-15 centimeters long.The herd of elephants is still roaming around the Kaeng Krachan National Park area and has not left the area to cau se any trouble to the villagers. Officers from the Kaeng Krachan National Park Wild Elephant Monitoring and Surveillance Center are keeping a tight watch, in line with the policy of Mr. Chalermchai Sri-on, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, who prioritizes helping people affected by wild animals, as well as the order of Mr. Atthaphon Charoenchansa, Director-General of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, to monitor and develop the system of the Kaeng Krachan National Park Wild Elephant Surveillance Center to be more efficient.Kaeng Krachan National Park is an important habitat for wild elephants in Thailand, with an estimated population of 300-350 wild elephants, making it one of the largest populations in the country. The area of ??Kaeng Krachan National Park is rich in food and water sources, making it an ideal habitat for wild elephants. Expanding communities and agricultural areas around Kaeng Krachan National Park pose challenges to managing wild elephant habit ats and reducing human-elephant conflict.Source: Thai News Agency