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Cha-am Forest Park in Phetchaburi’s Cha-am district on Monday opened a new camping site on the 368- rai forest park that is located only half a kilometer away from the famous Cha-am Beach.

Rare crocodile spotted in Kaeng Krachan National Park

Butterfly enthusiasts can have their fill of the colourful creatures if they visit Phetchaburi’s Ban Krang campsite from March to May this year, the Kaeng Krachan National Park announced on its Facebook page on Thursday.

Kaeng Krachan National Park staff on Tuesday installed collars on two elephants, which will report their location every six hours.

A rare adult Siamese crocodile was spotted in Phetchaburi’s Kaeng Krachan National Park by rangers recently.

A road map is being implemented to ensure Phetchaburi province will remain in the Unesco’s Creative Cities Network of Gastronomy, the Designated Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration (Public Organisation) said.

Hundreds of wild macaques in Phetchaburi province have been sterilised in a bid to curb the expanding population and prevent possible spread of diseases to locals.

As many as 43 giant catfish were netted at Kaeng Krachan Dam in Phetchaburi, with the largest tipping the scales at 182 kilogrammes, much to the delight of fishermen, after hunting season opened on Monday last week.

Thailand’s Designated Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration (Dasta) has started working on a five-year roadmap to turn Phetchaburi province into a tourism destination after it was included in the Unesco Creative Cities Network this year.

This was part of a survey operation to look for poachers.

The province of Phetchaburi is awaiting approval to lift Covid-19 preventive measures and reopen the popular Cha-am beach to tourists until 11pm. The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) is expected to make the decision on Monday, the provincial deputy governor said.

The Tourism and Sports Ministry confirmed on Tuesday that five provinces will open their doors to foreign tourists on October 1.