Conservationist Kyaw Win said many locals had now “lost their enthusiasm” for protecting the mangroves because of a lack of government support.

Conservationist Kyaw Win said many locals had now “lost their enthusiasm” for protecting the mangroves because of a lack of government support.
According to locals, at least three people in Taikkyi are killed by wild elephants every year.
The incident is the latest in a spate of violent confrontations between law enforcement officials and illegal loggers in Kyauktaga Township.
DKBA renegades say Na Ma Kyar did not kidnap the mahouts, but was only holding them temporarily as the logging camp operators had failed to pay them operating fees.
The officials said they stopped and searched the lorry, which was accompanied by two servicemen, following a tip-off. They found 29 logs of milled lumber, weighing a total of nearly…
As the NLD government steps up efforts to protect Burma’s forests, officers in the Pegu mountain range face off with increasingly violent loggers.