Visitors to national parks who get drunk, make noise and cause disturbances will be thrown out, the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation has warned. We will immediately tell them to leave the park if they don't stop their behaviour," said Thanya Nethithammakul, the department chief. Last year, 12.9 million holiday-makers visited national parks, generating revenue worth 2.4 billion baht. The department faces the challenge of how to achieve a balance between making money and protecting the ecology of national parks. Cars have run over monkeys and provoked elephants in Khao Yai National Park.

Source: Bangkok Post November 30, 2017 07:18 UTC