Kullawalee proposes 3-part plan to solve wild elephant conflict

MGR Online•Politics•17d ago

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Kullawalee Noppamorabodee proposes a three-pronged strategy to manage wild elephant conflicts and speed up villager compensation.

•Kullawalee Noppamorabodee, Chair of the House Committee on Land, Natural Resources and Environment, proposed three ways to protect people and elephants.
•A meeting with the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation is scheduled for August 25.
•The proposal includes classifying 'wildlife hazards' as a disaster under the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Act 2007.

•Kullawalee Noppamorabodee stated that wild elephants enter farms and attack villagers because of insufficient food and water in the forest.
•Kullawalee Noppamorabodee noted that the 2027 budget request includes over 200 million baht for elephant push-back efforts and 10 million baht for remedies.
•Kullawalee Noppamorabodee proposed using GPS and detection cameras with research from the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation to track problematic elephants.
•Kullawalee Noppamorabodee suggested piloting physical barriers such as electric fences or concrete barriers in 2-3 sample areas to evaluate cost-effectiveness.
•Kullawalee Noppamorabodee plans to discuss with the Ministry of Finance to classify wildlife hazards as disasters to allow provincial governors to use emergency funds for immediate compensation.
•Kullawalee Noppamorabodee and the House Committee on Land, Natural Resources and Environment will discuss conclusions with the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation on August 25.
•On August 9, Kullawalee Noppamorabodee revealed the findings from committee meetings and the proposed frameworks for solving wild elephant problems.

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Kullawalee Noppamorabodee

"This matter is not the fault of any one person; the elephant push-back teams work very hard, some risking their lives every night."

เรื่องนี้ไม่ใช่ความผิดของใครคนใดคนหนึ่ง เจ้าหน้าที่ชุดผลักดันช้างทำงานหนักมาก บางคนเสี่ยงชีวิตกลางดึกทุกคืน

Kullawalee Noppamorabodee(กุลวลี นพอมรบดี)

Chair of the House Committee on Land, Natural Resources and Environment of the House of Representatives.

House Committee on Land, Natural Resources and Environment(คณะกรรมาธิการการที่ดิน ทรัพยากรธรรมชาติและสิ่งแวดล้อม สภาผู้แทนราษฎร)

A parliamentary committee chaired by Kullawalee Noppamorabodee tasked with solving wild elephant issues.

Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation(กรมอุทยานแห่งชาติ สัตว์ป่า และพันธุ์พืช)ℹ️

The government agency that will discuss the implementation of wild elephant solutions with the committee on August 25.

Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation(กระทรวง อว.)ℹ️

The ministry from which research cooperation is sought to track the behavior of individual elephants.

Ministry of Finance(กระทรวงการคลัง)ℹ️

The ministry that Kullawalee Noppamorabodee intends to consult regarding the budget system for disaster remedies.

Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Act 2007(พ.ร.บ.ป้องกันและบรรเทาสาธารณภัย พ.ศ. 2550)

The law under which the proposal suggests classifying wildlife hazards as a type of disaster.