Men wearing his necklace from the monks

An Ode to Thai Park Rangers

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December 15th 2006
Thursday - An Ode to Thai Park Rangers Man, I love these guys. Why? 1) They protect wildlife from poachers with very little pay. 2) They can cook. 3) They can sing. 4) They set up tents. 5) They carry things. 6) They have guns and we’re in the forest with some potentially big and scary animals in addition to poachers who have guns. 7) They write their own songs about the national park (an ... read more

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more