BANGKOK: Siranudh 'Psi' Scott, a marine conservationist and former advisor to the Director-General of Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, has become a prominent figure on social media following his public resignation and release of videos exposing environmental misconduct and systemic corruption in Thailand’s marine parks.
Psi, 26, made headlines after posting footage of tour operators violating park rules during official closures for reef rehabilitation, including dropping anchors on coral reefs and allowing tourists to walk on protected marine ecosystems. These actions, he claims, were ignored by authorities and sometimes even facilitated by complicit officials who benefited from under-the-table arrangements.
