Bear that attacked 5 people in Khon Kaen finally captured

By THE NATION

 

 

A bear that attacked and injured five people in Khon Kaen province was successfully captured by officials after a 10-day hunt that went into operation on September 6.

 

Officials from the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation were hunting for the bear after the attack, when early on Wednesday they found it had broken into one of the cages, set up as a trap with fruits, in Si Chompu district. But the animal managed to escape.

 

It was reportedly found around 3.40pm, and forced to run into a residential zone so officials could capture it more easily.

 

They subsequently shot the bear twice with tranquiliser guns.

 

Veterinarians then approached it cautiously after it fell to the ground and then checked the animal.

 

It was sent to a government facility in Chaiyaphum province, where it would be temporarily cared for.

 

The captured bear is a male weighing about 120 kilograms.

 

Officials are investigating whether it was kept as a pet or is a wild animal.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30394689

 

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Is that Premchai I see standing to the right of the cage? It looks just like him but he's lost a bit of weight eating fish head soup.  

7 hours ago, webfact said:

A bear that attacked and injured five people in Khon Kaen province

 

7 hours ago, webfact said:

It was reportedly found around 3.40pm, and forced to run into a residential zone

 

7 hours ago, webfact said:

They subsequently shot the bear twice with tranquiliser guns.

 

7 hours ago, webfact said:

Officials are investigating whether it was kept as a pet or is a wild animal.

If it was kept as a ' Pet ' , it's aggressive behavior towards humans is easily understandable .

Thanks for not killing it .

In many other countries , they would have used real guns ...

No pictures of the bear with his face Pixelated? Just imagine how  wild Thailand's jungles were 200 years ago.  Lions,tigers,bears, hogs, monkeys,  snakes.   

and zebras?

From the Youtube description it was an Asiatic Black Bear, which can be very aggressive towards humans, who frequently trap or kill them for traditional medicine.

 

Sounds like a fairly small bear