No be small matter o! Thailand don take one big step wey go make sense for their wild elephants as dem don start to vaccinate dem with contraceptive for the first time. This news come from the Wildlife Conservation Office wey dey handle di matter.
According to Sukhee Boonsang wey be Director for Wildlife Conservation Office, dem don give di first shot to three female elephants for southeast side of Trat province. Na to manage di elephant population wey don dey balloon like my uncle belly during Christmas period. Di birth rate wey dey happen for five provinces dey rise every year by 8%, compared to just 3% for other areas. If dem no control am, e go turn serious wahala wey go dey cause serious gbege between humans and elephants as time dey go.
Dis conservation team use dart gun to administer di vaccination without anaesthesia, so dem no go create unnecessary wahala for di animals. E be like say di elephants don increase from 334 wey dey 2015 to almost 800 last year. And no be joke o! Human-elephant conflict don don cause almost 200 human deaths and over 100 elephant deaths since 2012.
Sukhee still talk say di vaccination wey dem don give di elephants no go affect dem lifestyle, as dem dey live their normal life. Dem go dey monitor di elephants every six months with blood checks, no be play.
Na true talk, di vaccine don already dey tested on some domesticated elephants for Chiang Mai, and di results show say e dey safe 100%. Dis one no go affect pregnant or nursing elephants, and e dey ensure say di elephants fit chop well and enjoy social life.
In real-life gist, dis operation happen for night time around 9pm to 10pm as dem use air-powered darts. Dem go continue to monitor di elephants for 48 hours after di vaccination. E get serious implications for elephant welfare, as maintaining sustainable population dey very important to avoid food shortages and accidents wey fit dey happen.
As everybody dey follow di gist, some Thai netizens dey vex give one foreign man wey no follow national park rules and cause di animals to dey panic. Na wah! Make we dey do beta so we fit live together with nature without any gbege!
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