Wildlife Flourishes in Pandemic, National Parks To Stay Closed

Image: Third Conservation Area, Ratchaburi

BANGKOK — National parks nationwide will likely continue their shutdown for another two months to revitalize wildlife and plants.

National park officials held a video conference earlier today and they were told by environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa that the parks should remain closed even with the pandemic easing this week, an official in Ratchaburi province said Thursday.

“We discovered that a serow was found carefree and feeding on a cliff,” local conservation area director Niphon Chamnongsiri said.

Protected forests and seas nationwide were closed off from the public on March 25 due to the threat of the coronavirus.

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Since then, there are reports of wild animals and sea creatures returning to their habitat, including elephants, hornbills, and wild boars.

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Niphon also said that park officials recently recorded more animals roaming the forests since the shutdown in Kanchanaburi, Ratchaburi, Suphan Buri, and other provinces.

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