Soldiers look at an elephant a handler claims to be 'Phang Yo' at a Phuket safari park. According to Mr Somsak, Phang Yo went missing in January 2003 when they were working at the Elephant Home in Krabi's Muang district. Mr Somsak said around the time Phang Yo was pregnant, he would tie her to a tree in the woods in case she gave birth. When he arrived in Phuket, Mr Somsak lodged a complaint with local police and asked them to investigate. In Surin, elephant trainer Aekwarin Riang-ngern, Mr Somsak's son, said the park operator may not know the elephant has been microchipped.

Source: Bangkok Post March 25, 2017 00:11 UTC