Thailand needs elephants. It is the Burmese poachers that provide them. Only two-year old animals are sold, the others are slaughtered. This is a lucrative trade even after the Karen guerilla warfare took away its customs rights.
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animal, Elephant, Far East, Patricio Estay, poachers, poacher, man 30 to 40 years old, river, hunting, man with gun, crossing river, Burma, cow, S.O.S. Thai Elephants, Thailand