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In 2018, a Thai construction tycoon was found in a wildlife sanctuary west of Khao Yai with a cache of weapons and the remains of a black leopard, a barking deer and a pheasant.

A small herd of long-lost rhinos, a barking deer and a striped rabbit have also turned up.

The men were found with three rifles, 143 bullets and other hunting tools, and a slain black panther, Kalij pheasant and barking deer - all protected species under Thai conservation law.

The slain animals - a black panther, a Kalij pheasant and a barking deer - are all protected species under Thai conservation law.

Tuesday’s statement said national park rangers found guns and the carcasses of a black panther, a Kalij pheasant and a barking deer in their possession.