webfact Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 No swimming! Tourists banned from taking a dip at southern National Park after croc spotted Picture: Daily News The page of the Ao Mano - Khao Tanyong National Park in the far south of Thailand has banned swimming at the beach after someone took a picture of a saltwater crocodile just offshore. All tourists have been told to stay out of the water at all costs as of 3 pm yesterday. The park - whose status is under review - lies on 58.58 square kilometers of land in Narathiwat province. There is a sandy beach and a 293 meter peak in the area. Source: Daily News -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2020-12-29 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2long Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 Waiting for what? Until when? This thing will swim in the coastal seas and wander around on land, and they can live for more than 100 years. How can the local authorities be sure it has gone? And even if it pops over the Malaysian border, it could come back at any time. It's not subject to visas and quarantine. Highly unlikely to attack a human, but they have to survive somehow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceN Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 "The park - whose status is under review - lies on 58.58 square meters of land in Narathiwat province." Misprint? Does this park measure less than 6 X 10 meters? With beachfront? ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jai Dee Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 9 minutes ago, LawrenceN said: "The park - whose status is under review - lies on 58.58 square meters of land in Narathiwat province." Misprint? Does this park measure less than 6 X 10 meters? With beachfront? ???? I have corrected the mistake in translation... it should read square kilometres (or kilometers). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlfHuy Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 I even will refuse to enter Tesco now as lately, I saw a new shop opening and it said "Croc(s)". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlfHuy Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 In Phuket and Koh Samui, they are even competing with the local "taxi" mafia. You can get a ride for 15baht. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topt Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 5 hours ago, webfact said: The park - whose status is under review - Anybody know why it's under review. Presumably an ongoing process before the croc was spotted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peabody Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 The odds of injury by croc are orders of magnitude lower than injury by COVID. Any COVID deniers willing to take a swim near this thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairieboy Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 (edited) 17 hours ago, LawrenceN said: "The park - whose status is under review - lies on 58.58 square meters of land in Narathiwat province." Misprint? Does this park measure less than 6 X 10 meters? With beachfront? ???? Perhaps a re-read of the OP - 58.58 square kilometers of land Edited December 30, 2020 by Prairieboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcelV Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 My girl told me about it this morning. As we live in Narathiwat, not far from the beach, it is interesting news for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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