Endangered Species Killing In Thailand

[sriracha john]

Thai man faces jail for killing endangered stork Thailand

A Thai man faces up to eight years prison on charges that he killed an endangered stork.

The greater adjutant stork's population is estimated at only 500 worldwide.

The 53-year-old has been charged with hunting, possessing wildlife and carrying a firearm without authorisation in northeastern Buriram province.

The man reportedly shot the bird while he was driving his pick-up truck past Huai Sawai reservoir in Buriram.

With only 500 adjutant storks left in the world, mainly in South Asia, the bird was the first one sighted in the wild by bird watchers in Thailand in 40 years.

[sriracha john]

A beautiful adjutant stork in flight:

[cdnvic]

I bet the fool was just gonna eat it too.

cv

[kidtongue]

I bet the fool was just gonna eat it too. 

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Naaa...the stork probably just didn't have the tea money on hand...

[pedro01]

The man reportedly shot the bird while he was driving his pick-up truck past Huai Sawai reservoir in Buriram.

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Must be a pretty good shot to get it whilst driving...

[NaiGreg]

It really is a beautiful bird!

[off topic]

Hey, siracha john, that is a great picture of Yaz's classic batting stance. He was the best, 'ol No. 8. Throws right, bats left, gold glove winner, last Triple Crown winner. Great team captain, too. I was very lucky to get his autograph as a kid in '68.

Ah, they don't make 'em like that anymore. Varitek is a bit like him, [work ethic] though. Go Sox!

-Naigreg

[khall64au]

This idiot should be made an example of: send him to jail!!!

Spread the message that wildlife poaching just will not be tolerated anymore. There simply is not enough wildlife left on this planet to allow senseless killings for human greed.

[bkkmei]

oh, I read that story in the bangkok post - what a - well, I don't want to swear.

His story was that he merely wanted to injure the bird so that he could then look after it and keep it as a pet.

Whatever the reason - he's a tosser.

[sriracha john]

His story was that he merely wanted to injure the bird so that he could then look after it and keep it as a pet.

The Neanderthal further stated, "Hey... it's the same exact way I got my wife. Just winged her a little when she was walking past the market and brought her home to take care of her because I liked her so much."

Whatever the reason - he's a tosser.

And now... hopefully... they'll toss the keys to his cell away for eight years.

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