A Thai man survived an attack by an Asian black bear while hunting for ant eggs within the Dong Yai Wildlife Sanctuary in the Isaan province of Buriram at the weekend.

 

The victim’s wife, 56 year old Warn Chernprakone, shared details of the incident on Sunday, March 10 with Matichon. Warn explained that her 60 year old husband, Phumin Joysaku, entered the forest in the morning to search for ant eggs. The eggs and pupae of weaver ants are also known as Khai Mod Daeng in Thai.

 

Warn went on to explain that Phumin made a phone call to her at about 12pm saying he had been attacked by the bear and needed assistance. She hurried to the scene with some neighbours and found Phumin sitting on the ground covered in blood and suffering from severe wounds to his arms and legs.

Phumin is currently receiving treatment at Non Din Daeng Hospital and his condition is stable. During a media interview, Phumin revealed that the attack occurred near Khao Luk Chang in the eastern part of the Dong Yai Wildlife Sanctuary.

According to Phumin, he was collecting ant eggs when he sensed an animal approaching from behind. Upon turning around, he came face-to-face with the bear, which immediately pawed at his arm, bit his leg, and dragged him away.

 

Phumin said that he brandished a knife to intimidate the bear and may have inadvertently injured the animal. Startled by the commotion, the bear let him go and fled into the dense forest. Phumin expressed remorse, saying he had no intention of harming the bear but felt compelled to defend himself.

 

Their neighbour, 65 year old Khamkhian Sornpanya, revealed that others in the community had encountered the bear before and believed it to be the same one that attacked Phumin. The locals were taken aback by the bear’s aggressive behaviour, as it had never posed a threat to anyone in the area previously.

 

The director of the sanctuary, Aomsuan Raksat, reported that the bear was likely a female Asian black bear weighing about 100 kilogrammes. The authorities observed the bear and her cubs drinking and enjoying water near the scene earlier.

 

Somsuan urged locals to report the presence of wild animals approaching community areas to authorities. They would push them further into the deeper forest to ensure the safety of both animals and humans.

 

 

by Petch Petpailin 

Photo via KhaoSod

 

Source: The Thaiger 2024-03-12

 

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Now that would have been an eye opener.  Possible mother bear (with 2 cubs somewhere). 

 

Human and bear after same food source on a collision course... I'd give way to the bear any day. 

 

Lucky fellah. Could have been deadly 

Although the creators of the CGI clip did a great job, Black Bears are much much smaller than that.

Over-sensationalised!

23 minutes ago, Korat Kiwi said:

  Possible mother bear (with 2 cubs somewhere). 

As the OP stated.

A mother bear is very defensive when she has her cubs with her. That’s why and when most of the attacks happen. Beware and stay away if you know that they have little ones. 

17 hours ago, 2long said:

Although the creators of the CGI clip did a great job, Black Bears are much much smaller than that.

Over-sensationalised!

I'm not sure which report is dumber 

 

49 minutes ago, sikishrory said:

I'm not sure which report is dumber 

 

Its tongue in cheek, taking the p*ss.... SURELY!

19 hours ago, webfact said:

A Thai man survived an attack by an Asian black bear while hunting for ant eggs within the Dong Yai Wildlife Sanctuary in the Isaan province of Buriram at the weekend.

If you go into the woods today be sure of a big surprise... 

19 hours ago, webfact said:

hunting for ant eggs within the Dong Yai Wildlife Sanctuary

Just stay out of a wildlife sanctuary .

I doubt that he was after khai mod daeng only ...

Eggs of the red ant are to be found everywhere in abundance .

Any advice on what to do if meeting one of these bears while walking in a national park here? 

6 hours ago, alien365 said:

Any advice on what to do if meeting one of these bears while walking in a national park here? 

Just grin and bear it......