There are a lot of places like this in Bangkok that a lot of elephants can hide. He tries to reason with the mahouts, but few will listen. So he phones the local police, pleading for them to truck the elephants out of town. Bangkok, he says, is no place for an elephant. They shouldn't walk the elephant on the road because they can easily get hit by the car.
Traffic is the biggest danger.
But elephants have also fallen victim to potholes, fumes and noise. A medical team is now on permanent standby to rush out and treat the city's latest residents. Ronnachit Rungsri is one such medic. He's been called out to deal with this group of newly arrived elephants, but his hypodermic doesn't contain drugs but a microchip, so he can keep tabs on where the elephant goes. He says you can't simply kick them out.