Thailand-WEN: One of Thailand`s success stories, which is being developed under the project, is WEN Thailand. The Thai WEN was established in 2004 by the DNP, Thai Customs and the Royal National Police, even before the establishment of ASEAN-WEN in 2005, to fill a perceived gap in law enforcement that made it difficult for the agencies to cooperate. Following the establishment of ASEAN-WEN, part of its funds were allocated to Thailand-WEN, and this was an opportunity for the Thai government to accelerate this process of creating effective wildlife law enforcement and encourage other countries to form their own WEN to build a close network. After ASEAN-WEN merged with the ASEAN Working Group on CITES and Wildlife Enforcement (AWG-CITES & WE), development and funding slowed down, which is why it was decided to strengthen Thailand-WEN under this GEF 6 project. For this reason, Thailand conducted the International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC) indicator framework assessment in 2019, which identified gaps in wildlife and Thailand`s WEN enforcement that need to be addressed. ]]> Illegal hunting in Thailand Illegal hunting is a serious threat in Thailand with many cases of illegal poaching such as wildlife trade and consumption. This is due to the high demand on the black market, which leads to high prices for products, especially tiger coins. In addition, other wildlife species are also threatened by illegal poaching, such as elephant poaching for ivory. Combating illegal hunting through information gathering WEFCOM (Western Forest Complex) is a World Heritage Site in Thailand and is the habitat of many important wildlife species such as tigers, gaurs, bantengs, sambar deer, muntjacs, serows, etc. In 2011, a tiger poaching incident involving poison was discovered at the Thungyai Naresuan East Wildlife Sanctuary (TYE), located in the core area of WEFCOM. TYE authorities were informed by HKK patrol rangers that they had encountered and fought with tiger poachers who had started at Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary (HKK). The tiger poachers were taken to TYE, but they still have not been able to stop him. HKK and TYE Ranger planned and worked together to stop these tiger poachers, and after meeting and fighting them, they finally managed to stop them.
A Vietnamese man and a Hmong poacher were arrested with clear evidence linking them to tiger poaching in the sanctuary. Thungyai Naresuan East and Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries patrol teams.A Hmong poacher has been arrested. A Vietnamese poacher was arrested. Photos from the poacher`s mobile phone show clear evidence linking the poacher to tiger poaching. However, there are 3 poachers of these photos. Kritsana (Aquilaria crassna) confiscated and grilled meat from a wild boar with a .22 pistol, cartridge and other necessities. Umphang Wildlife Sanctuary (UMP) is surrounded by many villages and refugee camps with attached roads. As a result, patrols cannot fully protect natural resources. However, leaking information to authorities will help them monitor suspects. There have been some successful arrests based on information provided by the local population. Case I: An anonymous person told authorities that there were illegally owned and reserved wildlife carcasses at the Umgang County grocery store. As a result, the UMP and local military authorities came to investigate the fact that shops and Eld heads were found deer, gaurs deer and sambar deer registered as reserved or protected wild animals in the Wildlife Reserve and Protection Act (1992).
Report on confiscated protected and protected wildlife. Case II: Antlers and horns (Eld deer, sambar deer, gaur, banteng, serov and muntjac) were found decorated on the wall of a garage. They also found large rhino beaks. All are listed as reserved or protected wildlife. Report on confiscated protected and protected wildlife. Case III: An anonymous person told authorities that poachers were sneaking in to hunt HKK. Rangers patrolled the suspect area and four perpetrators were arrested with evidence such as the head, slaughtered meat and skin of a wild water buffalo, a shotgun, bullets and machetes. Map of Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary (the red star is where poachers were captured and the Blue Pentagon is a ranger station). Gang of poachers and their objects. WCS Achievements and Progressive Activities WCS has gathered information with the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation and other stakeholders focusing on: – Improve the information system by working closely with local sectors supported by WCS.- Effectively and successfully fulfill the mission through coordination between local sectors.- Systematic creation of an information database, which will lead to the successful arrest of offenders.- Support the people who work with our team to monitor offenders.
Intelligence in the Future Intelligence is needed to strengthen law enforcement, as the examples above illustrate. In addition, to prevent the loss of natural resources, we hope that- The increasing intensity of intelligence will disrupt the poaching process in the region.- Intelligence cooperation will increase and expand between territories or regions.- Investigations will be able to gather evidence to arrest higher authorities who may be behind the scenes. of Thai consumers surveyed by Globescan in 2020 had bought or knew someone who had bought wildlife products on an open market Slow lorises are popular tourist attractions in Thailand and Indonesia as photo accessories, the report`s authors write, which could fuel the increase in trade in this species. These animals are also popular as pets and have become victims of the illegal pet trade. Thai laws do not effectively cover wildlife. Of the approximately 200 species offered for sale in Facebook groups, 105 are protected by law in Thailand under WARPA, meaning their trade is prohibited, while the rest are not protected. Ending wildlife trade is an important step in preventing such crises, said Pimpavadee Phaholyothin, CEO of World Wildlife Fund-Thailand. In a rapid assessment conducted in 2016 for a total of 23 days at just 30 minutes per day, researchers from TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, found 1,521 lists of live wildlife for sale on Facebook in Thailand. The proposed animals belonged to at least 200 species. Only about half are protected by the Wildlife Reserve and Protection Act of 1992 (WARPA), the main national law governing wildlife trade in Thailand.
The rest of the species is currently not protected by national laws, according to the report. “Thailand can be the world leader by becoming the first country in the world to ban wildlife trade.” Under the GEF-funded project “Combating Illegal Wildlife Trade in Thailand, with a Focus on Ivory, Rhino Horn, Tiger and Pangolins”, TRAFFIC is responsible for physical and online market assessments and the design and implementation of social and behavioural change measures to reduce demand for illegal wildlife products. The objective of this document is to create an evidence base that can be used in the design of these activities. The paper was created by reviewing existing research on illegal wildlife trade in online and physical markets, research on consumers of illegal wildlife products in Thailand, and previous demand reduction campaigns. Silpa-archa and other officials said in pre-recorded speeches that the pandemic has heightened the urgency of shutting down the wildlife and game meat supply chain that could harbor pathogens that cause COVID-19, Ebola and other human diseases.