Chachoengsao, The National Parks Department has launched an operation to capture the unruly wild elephant 'Sido Sip Lo', a Khao Ang Rue Nai wild elephant that comes out to find food in Khao Mai Kaeo Subdistrict. Kabin Buri District Prachinburi Province Successfully returned to the forest, used a total of 8 injections of antidepressants, and then moved by truck. When reaching the deep forest in Khao Ang Rue Nai Wildlife Sanctuary Veterinarian gives antidepressant medicine The elephant recovered well. Mr. Kongkiat Temmuan, Director of the Conservation Area Management Office 2 (Sriracha), said yesterday a team of veterinarians and officials from the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation worked together to move unruly wild elephants. 'Sidot Ten Wheels' or another name is 'Sidot Nok' which comes from Khao Ang Rue Nai Wildlife Sanctuary. Come to earn a living at Khao Mai Kaew Subdistrict. Kabin Buri District Chachoengsao Province which caused great concern to the villagers. Police General Patcharawat Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, assigned Captain Kornchat Phisittabannakorn, Assistant Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, to provide assistance. Mr. Atthaphon Charoenchansa, Director-General of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, assigned Mr. Kongkiat together with Mr. Phadet Laithong, Director of the Wildlife Conservation Office, to lead the meeting. By practicing the capture and transport of ten-wheeled elephants with the specially established Wild Elephant Transport Command Center to divide the responsibilities of all involved officials and emphasize operations with caution. Considering safety is of utmost importance. At 4:00 p.m., they made preparations at the waste disposal factory intersection where the wild elephants were staying. Then the antidepressant team shot the first dose of 10 cc at 6:03 p.m., the 2nd dose of 10 cc at 6:25 p.m., the 3rd dose of 10 cc at 6:59 p.m., the 4th dose of 5 cc at 8:06 p.m. and 5th needle, size 5 cc at 9:36 p.m. Later, at 11:43 p.m., the wild elephants were taken onto the wild elephant transport vehicle and finished at 12:06 a.m. Wild elephant blood samples were collected by the medical team and the sixth injection of antidepressant, size 5 cc., was taken at 12:10 a.m. at 12:22 a.m. Start moving wild elephants from the area. Khao Mai Kaeo Subdistrict Kabin Buri District Prachinburi Province to the Thung Krathing forest area. Khao Ang Rue Nai Wildlife Sanctuary while moving wild elephants The veterinary team added the seventh dose of 5 cc of antidepressant to the wild elephant at 1:27 a.m. Until 2:30 a.m., the wild elephants were moved to Khao Ang Rue Nai Wildlife Sanctuary and the 8th injection, size 5 cc., was administered at 2:48 a.m. The wild elephants were moved to Thung Krathing Forest at 3:30 a.m. And a GPS collar was installed to track the movements of the elephants. But because of Sido Sip Lor It is very large in size. Weighing approximately 7 tons, the colla r strap is shorter than the neck circumference, making it impossible to attach a GPS collar. Finally, at 4:47 a.m., the veterinary team injected Sidor Sib Lor with a drug to revive him from depression. who recovered from the antidepressants It was then transported from the truck at approximately 5:00 AM. Mr. Kongkiat said Total practice time was 13 hours, which went smoothly. Safe for both officials and wild elephants. Source: Thai News Agency