The Ayutthaya Elephant Sanctuary was established in 1961 with the backing of the Department of Fine Arts and the Tourism Authority of Thailand. It collaborates with the Phra Khajabal Foundation in an attempt to conserve the Thai elephant, to set up a standard system of elephant rearing and to initi
Mangrove Resources Development Station 2 is located in the Welu River estuary in Klung District. This area is covered with plentiful resources of mangrove forests. It is one of the most popular attractions in Chanthaburi. Tourists who admire nature would be fascinated with the unique ecosystem of th
The first discovery of dinosaur fossils in Thailand was made in 1976 when the Department of Mineral Resources (Thailand) sent out a geological team to conduct a uranium survey in Phu Wiang District, Khon Kaen Province. The team discovered a large piece of fossilised bone at Pratu Ti Ma on the West
During late 1996, two local girls - 10-year-old Kalayamas Singhnaklong and 11-year-old Patcharee Waisane, found a set of dinosaur footprints at the site of Phlan Hin, also known as Wang Khruea Chan at the hillfoot of Phu Faek in King Amphoe Na Khu in Kalasin province. Later on, the dinosaur explorat