A wild elephant that went on a small rampage in a Thai village in the province of Chonburi was rescued and returned back to the wild after damaging people's homes and scaring locals.

Footage from January 23 shows the large mammal in the bushes as hundreds of wildlife officials joined the operation.

Volunteers joined the officials in attempting to get the jumbo back in the forest to protect local buildings and to bring peace of mind to residents.

Elephants will wander into villages due to what was formerly jungle and forest areas have now been turned into agricultural land and combined with the increase in population.

The now 4,000 elephants in the wild will make their way through residential areas by mistake, usually scaring residents.

This footage was filmed and produced 23 January 2021.
This happened in Chonburi province, Thailand. This wild elephant came out of the forest and destroyed property of local residents. He broke into human homes, people got scared. National park officials had to catch this elephant to bring it back to the forest. It took the strength of hundreds of national park staff and volunteers to capture him.
This happens because there are about 4000 wild elephants in Thailand. And the human population increases. Therefore, forest land has been transformed into more agricultural areas. The forest area used by wild elephants has decreased.