There are shocking rumors in Pingtung that there are hunters hunting Taiwanese black bears, sambar, goats and other animals.

(Provided by the Pingtung District Procuratorate)

[Reporter Chen Yanting/Pingtung Report] The Pingtung District Prosecutor's Office received a report a few days ago that a man surnamed Yan from Wutai Township actually hunted and killed a black bear and kept it frozen in the refrigerator. Mom," Huang Meixiu sighed on Facebook, "I just sent one away, and another one came, what about again?"

The Taiwanese black bear released in the Danda Mountains, Xinyi Township, Nantou County in April this year was named "16711" by Huang Meixiu and the team number, but died in May this year and was buried in a remote area of ​​the Wujie tribe in Fazhi Village, Renai Township In Xigu, the head and chest had obvious trauma. The No. 7 Security Corps arrested two suspects named Tian and Ma. The trial of this incident of wild death in the mountains and forests after one month was just tried in December. In the past few days, it has been reported that Taiwan’s black bears have been attacked. The incident of hunting and being "frozen" shocked the conservation community.

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Black bear mother Huang Meixiu pointed out in a Facebook post that "a Taiwanese black bear was hunted by the people in Ailiao Beixi, Wutai Township, Pingtung County". This kind of harm has been deeply imprinted in the hearts of Chinese people, but so far However, it seems that the government has not taken active measures to prevent such unfortunate incidents from happening again and again.

If anything, she points out, the pace seems to be too slow, and the extinction of endangered species will not wait for anyone.

We once again call on the government to face up to sustainable hunting management and actively promote the "Endangered Black Bear Zero Harm" conservation action to take into account traditional hunting culture and ecological conservation.

In this case, the prosecutor issued a press release after ordering 200,000 yuan to be handed over to Bao Yannan yesterday. The prosecutor pointed out that there are still unscrupulous hunters poaching protected animals and selling mountain products at high prices for profit. If you have seen the body of a protected animal in the market or in a mountain product store, you should report it immediately.

This case has involved violating Article 18 of the Wildlife Conservation Law. Hunting, catching, and slaughtering protected wild animals without the consent of the central competent authority shall be punished with a fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 6 months but not more than 5 years, and may also be subject to a fine of not less than 200,000 but not more than 1 million.