Although the Taiwanese black bear has become a protected animal almost known to Chinese people, unfortunate incidents of being hunted still occur.
The picture shows the Taiwanese big black bear in the Tsou Clan Competition Cultural and Creative Park, which is a hotspot for check-in.
(Photo by reporter Cai Zongxun)
[Reporters Ye Yongqian, Cai Zongxian/Comprehensive Report] Taiwanese black bears were hunted and killed in Ailiao Beixi, Wutai Township, Pingtung County. However, I did not expect that the first discovery was that it was hunted. The Taiwan black bear that was hunted was a young female bear, which is a blow to the conservation of endangered animals in Taiwan.
Huang Meixiu, a professor at the Wildlife Conservation Institute of Ping University of Science and Technology who has the title of black bear mother, posted a sad article, sighing, "I never thought that this kind of picture would appear on the streets of Taiwan!"
Black bear mother Huang Meixiu is sad: I didn't expect this picture to appear on the streets of Taiwan
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The Pingtung Forest District Management Office stated that the Taiwan black bear is an endangered protected animal. According to the survey, Taiwan black bears are distributed throughout Taiwan, mainly concentrated in the Central Mountain Range Reserve. The Forest Management Office has been investigating data through crossing lines and automatic cameras since 2002. It shows that Taiwanese black bears have appeared in Taoyuan District, Namasia District, Kaohsiung City, and Laiyi Township, Pingtung County. Wutai Township and Ailiao Beixi have not received any notifications or monitoring records. This is the first time that this happened in Pingtung County. The case of the aborigines hunting black bears in Taiwan is quite regrettable.
According to the Pingtung Forest Management Office, according to the "Taiwan Black Bear Ecological Service Payment Demonstration Plan", if the public finds Taiwan black bears invading in agricultural fields on private land, as long as the notification is completed and the on-site investigation confirms that it is Taiwan black bear activities or hazards, they can do so. Receive a reward of 3,000 yuan, and an additional 5,000 yuan in reward for the installation of automatic camera monitoring. As long as you find a Taiwan black bear on private land and report to the forest management office, you can get the money without doing anything. The tribe forms a community to patrol the highest I can also receive a fee of 60,000 yuan, and I hope that everyone will work together to protect Taiwan's national treasure, the Taiwan black bear.
Huang Meixiu posted sadly yesterday: "I dare not post the video!" She said that after the black bear was hunted, someone carried it down the mountain in broad daylight with a gun and showed off the "trophies" in the street. She never thought that such a picture would be Appeared on the streets of Taiwan.
Huang Meixiu pointed out that the "violation" (violation of traditional culture and current regulations) of a very small number of people may seriously set back the long-standing wisdom and culture of mountains and forests, as well as everyone's efforts to protect endangered species. She does not think that most tribal aborigines friends Will agree with such behavior, tribal elders should be more heartbroken.
Huang Meixiu wrote that there are taboos in the traditional culture of the aborigines that they cannot hunt bears and cannot take them home. Hunters hunt with humility and respect for nature and things, not for showing off.
After this incident, the tribe and government departments should jointly supervise, revitalize the traditional culture of the aboriginal people, prevent a few unscrupulous people from breaking the rules, damage the international image, and not stigmatize the aboriginal people.
On the 8th of this month, the Pingtung District Prosecutor's Office uncovered the killing of a black bear in Taiwan.
(Provided by the Pingtung District Procuratorate)
In the case of illegal hunting of black bears, Taiwan black bears, Taiwan wild goat carcasses, 14 sambar feet, sambar head specimens and a shotgun were seized.
(provided by the police)