A funny thing. Back in 1996 I was going for a holiday to Thailand. To the coast, Aputathaya (spelling? - the old capital), Chang Mai and Chang Rai, and the Golden Triangle.

I thought why not see what hunting is available so checked an hunting encyclopaedia I had.

WOW!!!!

Elephant, lion, Asian rhino, species of deer etc etc etc

Fantastic.

Then thought. What is the date of this World Hunting Encyclopaedia?

Turned out to be 1967, even though I had bought it only a few years earlier.

I world of difference in that thirty years to the detriment of our natural lives.

During my holiday it was rare to see anything out of a fenced park that was wild. I think it mostly has been logged, poached, eaten, tamed, ground up into powder for stupid old mens vanities ... etc

These old stories are great though.

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Mick

What wildlife did you see in Cambodia?

Is Cambodia still more "wild" and natural than Thailand?