Swiss man to lose elephant foundation
published : 11 Mar 2024 at 08:28
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Achadthaya Chuenniran
Phuket authorities will revoke the elephant foundation licence of the Swiss man who allegedly kicked a Thai woman doctor on a beach, after cancelling his gun licences, according to the Phuket governor.
Governor Sophon Suwannarat said on Saturday that investigators suspected that Urs Fehr's Green Elephant Wildlife foundation was used for illegal purposes and its licence would be revoked.
The governor said that the foundation used the same logo as that of the Mr Fehr's Green Elephant Sanctuary Park, and Phuket authorities had ordered the people concerned to clarify the operations of the elephant sanctuary and the elephant foundation.
The foundation was originally called Green Elephant and was later renamed Green Elephant Wildlife. The foundation also shared the same address as the elephant park.
The foundation was aimed at helping and treating injured elephants.
The Green Elephant Sanctuary Park holds 14 elephants – 13 rented and the other bought from the northern province of Phrae.
According to its website, the park covers an area of 40,000 square metres and is near Surin beach in Thalang district.
Authorities have already revoked the licences for a pistol and a rifle. The pistol was registered in Mr Fehr's name and the rifle was registered as the property of the elephant foundation.
Mr Fehr aka David, 45, was temporarily released after being charged with physically and mentally assaulting Dr Thandao Chandam, 26. He allegedly kicked the doctor in the back while she and a friend were sitting near his rented villa beside Yamu beach on Feb 24.
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Vocabulary
- assault: attacking someone violently - การทำร้ายร่างกาย
- clarify: to explain something more clearly so that it is easier to understand - แจกแจง ชี้แจง
- foundation: an organisation that provides money for things such as medical research or for a charity - มูลนิธิ
- investigators (noun): people whose jobs are to officially find out the facts about something - ผู้สอบสวน, ผู้สำรวจ, ผู้ตรวจสอบ
- licence: an official document that gives someone permission to do or use something - ใบอนุญาต
- logo: a printed design or symbol that a company or an organization uses as its special sign - โลโก้, เครื่องหมาย
- operations: the activity or work done in an area of business or industry - ปฎิบัติการ
- pistol: a small gun that you hold in one hand - ปืนพก,ปืนสั้น
- purposes (noun): the intentions, aims or functions of something; the things that something is supposed to achieve - จุดประสงค์, เป้าหมาย, วัตถุประสงค์
- revoke: to officially say that something is no longer legal - เพิกถอน
- rifle: a large gun with a long barrel that you hold against your shoulder to fire - ปืนยาว, ปืนไรเฟิล
- sanctuary: a place where birds or animals can live and be protected, especially from hunters or dangerous conditions - เขตสงวนพันธุ์สัตว์ป่า
- suspect: to believe that something is true, especially something bad - สงสัย, เป็นที่สงสัยว่า
- treat: to provide medical care - รักษา