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    Songkhla Zoo director faces transfer as probe ordered into missing rare albino barkin

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    An investigation has been launched over a missing albino barking deer from Songkhla Zoo after the zoo director reported that the animal was swallowed by a python.

    Chawalit Chukhajorn, board president of the Zoological Park Organisation of Thailand, which is looking into the incident, told Issara News Agency: “This is a serious issue, as the albino barking deer is a rare animal that Her Majesty the Queen Mother had given to Songkhla Zoo to breed,” he said. “I have set up an investigation committee chaired by Aphidet Singhaseni, vice president of the Zoological Park Organisation, while I will personally fly to Songkhla on Friday to investigate the scene.

    “The discrepancy in the zoo’s and director’s reports could mean that the barking deer was stolen and someone wanted to cover up the evidence,” added Chawalit. “I will also discuss with the board transferring the zoo director out of the area to facilitate the investigation.”

    Songkhla Zoo director faces transfer as probe ordered into missing rare albino barking deer

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    A Thai version of the dog ate my homework story

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    So where in China is it?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jabir View Post
    So where in China is it?
    ...digested and returned to nature...

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    and WHERE is the suspect.?HISS HISS.

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    Songkhla Zoo official kills himself after allegedly killing his boss

    A senior official of a state-run zoo, in Thailand’s southern province of Songkhla, shot himself to death in an apparent suicide, at his home in the zoo today (Saturday) after he had allegedly murdered the Director of the Zoological Park Organization of Thailand (ZPOT), Mr. Suriya Senpong.


    The official was identified as Mr. Phuvadol Suwanna, chief of the conservation and research section of Songkhla Zoo.


    Mr. Phuvadol was among four officials at the zoo who are under investigation for the disappearance from the zoo of two white barking deer in February and last month.


    Mr. Suriya was shot dead in the zoo compound this morning, as he was investigating the disappearance of the deer.


    According to Mr. Apidet Singhaseni, the Deputy Director of ZPOT, the zoo used to have three white barking deer, donated by HM Queen Sirikit. They were named Khun Thian, Khun Poom and Khun Park.


    Khun Thian died some time ago and Khun Poom and Khun Park went missing in February and last month respectively. It is thought that they were sold to a wildlife trafficking gang.


    Remains of what are believed to be Khun Poom were, however,found in the open park. It is believed that it might have been eaten by a python, but no DNA test was conducted to verify that they were the remains of a barking deer.


    The Director of Songkhla Zoo, Mr. Chalermwuth Kasetsomboon, has been transferred to an inactive post at ZPOT in Bangkok, pending the outcome of the investigation.


    Mr. Chatuporn Burutpat, the Permanent Secretary of the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry, told Thai PBS that the killing of the ZPOT director was unprecedented, adding that the motive might be linked to the missing deer.


    He said that he has ordered officials to arrange financial support for Mr. Suriya’s family and to find out the true motive behindthe shooting.


    Mr. Atthaphol Sriherun, former director of Khao Kheow Open Park in Chon Buri province, said that animals do go missing from zoos and it is a common practice for zoos to submit reports of animals in zoos to ZPOT.


    As for the missing barking deer, he said he didn’t think the animal would fetch a high enough price to tempt officials to risk selling them to wildlife traders.

    Songkhla Zoo official kills himself after allegedly killing his boss | Thai PBS World : The latest Thai news in English, News Headlines, World News and News Broadcasts in both Thai and English. We bring Thailand to the world

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    Horn of dead white rhino at Songkhla Zoo believed sold on black market

    Wildlife and Plant Conservation reported the horn of a white rhino was stolen days before the disappearance of two white barking deer from Songkhla Zoo.


    The barking deer was disappeared in February and September.


    Dr. Kanida Ouithavorn, head of the Wildlife Forensic Operations Unit of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, believes the horn probably been sold on the place market.


    In a telephone interview with Thai PBS, Dr. Kanida disclosed that, sometime last year, her unit was asked by the zoo to examine samples of a white rhino horn. Laboratory tests confirmed that they belonged to the dead rhino.


    Pound for pound, she said, white rhino horn is more expensive than gold or cocaine and may fetch up to US$60,000 on the black market.


    Songkhla Zoo has become the focus of public attention, after the chief of the conservation and research section of the zoo, Mr. Phuvadol Suwanna, allegedly murdered the Director of Zoological Park Organization of Thailand, Mr. Suriya Senpong yesterday. The late Director had been inspecting the zoo as part of his investigation into the case of two missing white barking deer. Phuvadol committed suicide on the same day at his home in the zoo’s compound.


    Mr. Phuvadol, one of the officials under investigation, was transferred out of the zoo, pending the outcome of the investigation.


    Horn of dead white rhino at Songkhla Zoo believed sold on black market | Thai PBS World : The latest Thai news in English, News Headlines, World News and News Broadcasts in both Thai and English. We bring Thailand to the world

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    Zoo Murder Prompts Fresh Probe Into Disappearance of Rare Animals

    An investigation is underway to determine if personal conflicts and the mysterious disappearance of rare animals at Songkhla Zoo were the motives behind the deadly shooting of the Zoological Park Organisation of Thailand (ZPOT) chief yesterday.


    Suriya Saengpong, director of the ZPOT, was shot dead yesterday morning during a meeting called to look into the mystery surrounding the disappearance of two rare albino barking deer at the Songkhla Zoo.


    The gunman, identified as Phuwadol Suwanna, a senior veterinarian and head of the zoo’s conservation, research and animal health division, shot and killed himself in his living quarters inside the zoo compound shortly after.


    The tragedy adds a new twist to the months-old mystery which came back into the spotlight on Thursday when Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa said he did not believe zoo officials’ claims that a python had eaten the rare animal.


    A male albino barking deer born at the zoo in December last year went missing in February. While it is still unclear what happened to the animal, another albino barking deer of the same generation went missing last month.


    Mr Silpa-archa ordered a new investigation, and Mr Saengpong travelled from Bangkok to Songkhla yesterday morning to get the process started. It was reported that Mr Saengpong had ordered the transfers of several zoo officials while the probe was ongoing.


    “I was told that Mr Saengpong went to Songkhla Zoo to meet its director at his office,” said Thanetphol Thanabunyawat, secretary to the minister. “He then called a meeting with zoo officials but I don’t know the details of the talks.


    “During the meeting, one veterinarian based at Songkhla Zoo suddenly pulled out a gun and fired shots at Mr Saengpong in the face and body. He died instantly. The vet fled,” said Mr Thanabunyawat.


    Mr Thanabunyawat said he was keeping Mr Silpa-archa and Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha updated on the incident, which he described as “violent and brutal”.


    Police recovered a total of 19 spent shells at the scene. Mr Saengpong was shot multiple times in the chest, arms and head while Mr Suwanna was found dead with a single gunshot wound to the temple.


    Pol Maj Gen Asan Chansiri, chief of Songkhla provincial police, said yesterday police are investigating all possible motives.


    A source on the ZPOT board said Songkhla zoo management is under suspicion of trying to cover up the disappearance of the deer.


    Chaowalit Chukachorn, chairman of ZPOT board, admitted yesterday there are concerns about the possibility of state-run zoos being used to aid the illegal activities of wildlife traffickers.


    Back in 2004, about 10 parrots went missing from the zoo’s aviary. A complaint was lodged with local police who eventually tracked down and arrested a vendor and had the birds returned to the zoo.


    The albino barking deer scandal dates back to a deer that a villager presented to Her Majesty Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother more than a decade ago. Her Majesty later gave the deer to Dusit Zoo. Its offspring were subsequently given to other zoos, including Songkhla Zoo.


    In the first missing deer case, an internal probe committee unofficially concluded it might have been taken out of the zoo.


    Last week, the director of Songkhla Zoo, Chalermwut Kasetsomboon, said he had obtained photographic evidence that the second albino barking deer was eaten by a snake, with the conclusion confirmed by a vet.


    The claim was challenged by critics who said the python would not have been able to move had it swallowed the deer which weighs 3-5kg.

    Zoo Murder Prompts Fresh Probe Into Disappearance of Rare Animals | Chiang Mai One

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    Curiouser and curiouser.

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    They don't give a flying fuck about wildlife other than how it can get them hard cash.

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    Quote Originally Posted by headhunter View Post
    and WHERE is the suspect.?HISS HISS.
    transfered to the temple in a box.

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    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post
    They don't give a flying fuck about wildlife other than how it can get them hard cash.
    Yep, just another form of looting, which is no big deal and with few exceptions they're all at it.

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