Thailand uses a birth control vaccine to curb its elephant population near expanding farms

12 February 2026, 2:57 pm

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand has begun using a birth control vaccine on elephants in the wild to try and curb a growing problem where human and animal populations encroach on each other — an issue in areas ...... Read More »

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