Three of the seven poisoned elephants arrive at the Elephant Hospital in Lampang for urgent treatment, after paraquat contaminated grass at a border village in Omkoi district, Chiang Mai.

Five of them were reported to be in critical condition, reports the Bangkok Post.


The paraquat poisoning occurred at Khorphator village late last night (Mar 4). The domesticated elephants had been set free to forage for food, and ate the grass at nearby farms which had been sprayed with the banned chemical.

Foraging elephants poisoned by paraquat