The chicken coop of the Xiuluan Tribe in Zhuoxi Township was haunted by bears. Although the feed and chickens were removed from the chicken coop, the bears still refused to give up. They went outside the chicken coop for two consecutive nights and left without finding any food.

(Provided by the Hualien Forest District Management Office of the Forestry Bureau)

[Reporter Hua Mengjing/Hualien Report] A Taiwanese black bear appeared in the chicken coop of the Xiuluan Tribe in Zhuoxi Township, Hualien, stealing chicken. After being found and notified by the chicken farmer, although the food in the chicken coop was emptied, the black bear still did not give up, yeah On Christmas Eve, I ran back to the chicken coop to "find Christmas dinner"!

Because the chicken farmer not only did not set a trap to catch it, but also took the initiative to notify the Forest Service, the chicken farmer surnamed Su was awarded a black bear ecological payment bonus of 8,000 yuan, which was the first black bear ecological payment bonus in the country.

Huang Qunce, director of the Hualien Forest Management Department of the Forestry Bureau, said that after the Dongmao Mountain black bear incident, a new black bear ecological payment reward was added, with a maximum of 160,000 yuan a year. He hopes that the people will invest in black bear conservation together, so that no more black bears will die in vain.

Although the Forest Service had asked the farmers to remove the chickens and feed on the 23rd after receiving the notification, the inspection of the memory card of the automatic camera recovered yesterday found that the bears still went to the chicken coop for food for two consecutive days. On the coldest Christmas Eve when the cold snapped, this big male bear still visited the chicken coop, looking inside and out, "as if he wanted another chicken for Christmas dinner"!

Since the chicken coop had been hardened and cleared, the bear stayed for more than an hour and then left angrily.

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Zhu Hezong, a veterinarian from the Hualien Forestry Management Office who went to deal with it, said that the photos and videos showed that the bear stayed near the chicken coop for two consecutive nights, and the longest time was two hours.

Zhu Hezong said that the bear-infested chicken house is located on the edge of the embankment of the Xiuluan River outside the tribe. First, the son of a chicken farmer in his 50s surnamed Su saw the bear appearing in the fish pond in front of the chicken house to drink water on the 21st of last Wednesday. He also witnessed a feed bucket in the chicken coop being dragged out by a bear to eat, and one chicken was missing after counting, so he called a friend at the Yuli Workstation of the Hualien Forest Management Office for help.

Zhu Hezong said that after receiving the notification on the evening of the 22nd, he and members of the "Black Bear Team" of the Hualien Forest Management Office went to investigate on the 23rd and found 8 black bear excrement inside and outside the chicken coop. , Feed corn appeared in the "fresh" bear excrement, and the feed bucket was also bitten open, with bear hair left on it. It is speculated that it was an adult black bear who drank in the fish pond when he was thirsty after eating the feed.

He said that the camera is currently under continuous surveillance, and he also hopes that "the bear will not come back again."

Huang Qunce, director of the Hualien Forest Management Division of the Forestry Bureau, said that the black bear detected by the automatic camera has a shiny coat. It is a healthy big male bear. The bear's paws and toes are intact, which shows that it has never been caught in a trap. It is gratifying!

He said that the chicken farmer surnamed Su was very cooperative. Not only did he take the initiative to inform and cooperate with the elimination of black bear food sources, but he also assisted in setting up automatic cameras to monitor for 3 months and continue to maintain the shooting status. Therefore, he received a total of 8,000 yuan in bonuses, which is the first black bear paid in the country. Eco bonus.

Huang Qunce said that Hualien is a "country with bears", and the forest management office continues to promote it among the tribes in Zhuoxi Township. Once a bear is found, it must be reported directly.

He said that after the Dongmao Mountain black bear incident, the Forestry Bureau added the Taiwan black bear as a target species in the ecological payment plan for endangered species in October this year. The range of activities can be reported to the Forestry Bureau, a total of 13 counties and cities and 60 townships are applicable.

The Forest Service also pointed out that in addition to self-reporting by farmers, the payment of black bear ecological services also includes community patrol and monitoring. The community forms a black bear patrol team to patrol the potential habitat of black bears, report illegal hunting gear and wild animals that have missed traps, and set up automatic cameras. Monitor the habitat and assist in conservation promotion, including replacing the old trap lasso with a precision trap. Each team will issue a reward of up to 60,000 yuan per year; 10,000 yuan reward, up to 160,000 yuan a year.

On the coldest Christmas Eve when the cold snapped, the black bear wandered around the chicken coop in search of "Christmas gifts" but found nothing, and stayed for about 1 to 2 hours before leaving.

(Provided by the Hualien Forest Management Office of the Forestry Bureau)

During the day on the 23rd, the chicken farmer emptied the chickens and feed in the chicken coop, but "the bear came again" late at night, and was captured by an automatic camera running back to the chicken coop to find chickens to eat.

(Provided by the Hualien Forest Management Office of the Forestry Bureau)

Members of the Black Bear Team of the Forest Service went to the chicken coop of the Xiuluan Tribe in Zhuoxi Township to set up automatic infrared cameras.

(Provided by the Hualien Forest Management Office of the Forestry Bureau)

Members of the black bear team of the Forestry Bureau went to the chicken coop of the Xiuluan Tribe in Zhuoxi Township to set up automatic infrared cameras. If the farmers were notified to cooperate with the installation of automatic camera monitoring for 3 months and to maintain the shooting status, in addition to the 3,000 yuan reward, there could be more Receive 5,000 yuan.

(Provided by the Hualien Forest Management Office of the Forestry Bureau)

The Forest Service found corn husks in the excrement of bears in the chicken coop of the Xiuluan Tribe in Zhuoxi Township.

(Provided by the Hualien Forest Management Office of the Forestry Bureau)

Mountain Qiang hair can be seen in black bear waste.

(Provided by the Hualien Forest Management Office of the Forestry Bureau)

Members of the Black Bear Team of the Forest Service went to the chicken coop of the Xiuluan Tribe in Zhuoxi Township and found 8 lumps of bear excrement.

(Provided by the Hualien Forest Management Office of the Forestry Bureau)

Members of the Black Bear Team of the Forest Service went to the chicken coop of the Xiuluan Tribe in Zhuoxi Township to set up automatic infrared cameras.

(Provided by the Hualien Forest Management Office of the Forestry Bureau)