More than 30 wild elephants foraging in residential areas of Rayong's Khao chamao district are causing considerable damage to local farms.
Pithak Yingyong, a forest defence chief at Khao Ang Rue Nai Wildlife Sanctuary, said villagers in Ban Khao Ngo contacted authorities at 1 am on May 17 to complain that the elephants had got into their farms and were eating crops.
Some of the elephants had ventured into the village and were hunting for food in houses, Pithak said on May 17, adding that the villagers were concerned for their safety.