Thai bomb kills mother elephant, newborn calf in Preah Vihear sanctuary

24 December 2025
The Phnom Penh Post
Animals / Biodiversity / Environment and natural resources / Government / International relations
Asian elephants / border dispute / Cambodia-Thailand Border / ceasefire / Elephant / IUCN Red List of Threatened Species / Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)

Park rangers and community members have reported the discovery of a dead female wild elephant and a newborn calf in the Preah Roka–Chheb Wildlife Sanctuary, Preah Vihear province, on December 23. The deaths have been attributed to Thai shelling or airstrikes. …

 Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/thai-bomb-kills-mother-elephant-newborn-calf-in-preah-vihear-sanctuary

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