Natural Resources and Environment Minister Suchart Chomklin is facing a challenge to decide whether to permit a state developer to build a reservoir in Khao Sip Ha Chan National Park in Chanthaburi province.
The national park area serves as an important wildlife corridor linking the Khao Ang Rue Nai and Khao Soi Dao forest complexes. Surveys by the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) show that more than 70 wild elephants use the area.