An elephantine task: urgent measures are necessary to save the Thai elephant
Article Abstract:
Thailand's elephants will be gone in 10 years if effective conservation is not enforced immediately. Wild elephants now number 1,975 and their domesticated counterparts 2,938, down significantly since the early 1980s. Human invasion of protected areas, destruction of food sources and interruption of reproduction are the main reasons for the wild elephants' decline, while the cessation of logging in 1989 did away with the domesticated elephants' principal occupation. An important first step is to enlighten people both inside and outside Thailand about the elephants' peril.
Publication Name: Far Eastern Economic Review
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0014-7591
Year: 1993
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Potential for milking
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The dairy industry is booming in Thailand as consumption of milk and dairy products is increasing. The liquid milk market increased by 20.8% from 1995 to 1996, powdered milk imports grew by 17.5% in the same period and per capita yoghurt consumption doubled to an average of 6.74 liters from the 1993 figures. The government is encouraging milk consumption and both foreign and domestic entrepeneurs are cashing in.
Publication Name: Far Eastern Economic Review
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0014-7591
Year: 1997
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