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National park in Thailand sends trash to campers by mail
Drastic measures in the Khao Yai park. Image: EPA
Smelly Memories for Campers in Thailand: After numerous visitors left huge amounts of garbage in Khao Yai National Park near Bangkok last weekend, Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa had the garbage packed without ceremonies and send it to polluters by mail.
“We have collected your garbage in a box and sent it to your home. This should be a lesson so that you never litter anywhere again, ”it said in the attached note.
The names and addresses of the campers were registered with the park administration. In addition to the box with their own garbage, they are now also being searched with local police for violating the National Parks Law, according to the news site “The Thaiger”.
The minister stressed that there were enough garbage cans in the area, but that the park visitors had not used them. “The authorities made everything imaginable available to visitors. You just had to come here and enjoy the beautiful nature, ”Varawut emphasized. “We never thought they would leave so much dirt.”
Khao Yai National Park was opened in 1962 and is the oldest national park in Thailand. The 2,000-square-kilometer park with its waterfalls and impressive flora and fauna is one of the most beautiful in the Southeast Asian country and is particularly popular with hikers. The “Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex” has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO since 2005. (aeg / sda / dpa)
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