Vets treat two white lions rescued near borderListen to this articleA veterinarian team from the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) is seen with one of two confiscated white lions suffering from severe digestive illness at Khao Son Wildlife Breeding Station in Ratchaburi. (Photo: DNP)A team of veterinarians has been deployed to care for two confiscated white lions rescued near the Thai–Cambodian border in Trat province, with long-term rehabilitation plans now underway. The lions -- a female named Merry and a male named Christmas -- have been receiving treatment at the Khao Son Wildlife Breeding Station in Ratchaburi since Dec 25. They were rescued with assistance from Thai Marine Corps personnel during an operation near Ban Tha Sen in tambon Chamrak, Muang district. The two lions were among five wild animals abandoned inside a casino on the Cambodian side of the border.

Source: Bangkok Post January 09, 2026 23:05 UTC