Thai wildlife officials hunt poachers who shared kills on Facebook

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Wildlife officials hunt poachers who shared kills on Facebook

By  Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

  

Gibbons, porcupines and other animals in images leaked Saturday from a private Facebook group where hunters showed off their kills. WIldlife officials are looking for those behind the images for possible prosecution for poaching and trafficking. Photos: Queen of Spades / Facebook

 

BANGKOK — National park officials said Wednesday they are hunting for poachers who have been showing off their illegal kills and trading protecting species online.

 

Wildlife officials are trying to find eight people after images they shared in a closed Facebook group of animals they killed – porcupines, monkeys, flying squirrels, leopard cats, rare birds and more – were leaked Friday.

 

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/culture/net/2017/03/15/wildlife-officials-hunt-poachers-shared-kills-facebook/

 

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[kannot]

Big brave Thai men..what happened to the Police head honcho caught doing this then??? the one whose name mysteriously vanished from the charge  sheet..................more disgusting filth, problem is theres  so  much of it.....they get the society and govt they deserve they really do

[chrissables]

Easy to stop these scum, charge them the "farang" price to enter the park.

[chainarong]

Thailand's progress in this area is disgusting , if they committed as much in recourses into social programs and in higher education standards as they spend money on an over bloated military system, the country would be more respected Internationally............................

[Mousehound]

Always upsetting.  But Thailand is way better than some Asian countries.  In Taiwan the markets have stall after stall with rare animal parts.  I saw monkey hands ands and bear paws hung in rows and was offered big cat meat.  Also on offer was live monkey brains.  Where they crack open the skull and you eat the brains with a spoon.

[lamecn]

What are the rules?

Are you allowed to kill and eat the rice field rats? Are you allowed to catch,  kill and eat the snakes eating your rice field rats? Are you allowed to kill and eat the wild pigs roaming your fields and destroying your crops? Are you allowed to catch and eat the fish from the fresh water reservoirs and rivers? And what about the birds feasting on the fruit on the trees in your fruit yard?

[elgordo38]

1 hour ago, lamecn said:

What are the rules?

Are you allowed to kill and eat the rice field rats? Are you allowed to catch,  kill and eat the snakes eating your rice field rats? Are you allowed to kill and eat the wild pigs roaming your fields and destroying your crops? Are you allowed to catch and eat the fish from the fresh water reservoirs and rivers? And what about the birds feasting on the fruit on the trees in your fruit yard?

At some point it has to boil down to common sense.