Chen Guanyi, director of the Peach City Bureau of Agriculture, Wang Deji, director of animal protection, and others sent bouquets of flowers and bowed in condolence before the baboon left, expressing "deep regret" for the death of the baboon.

(Photo by reporter Zheng Shuting)

[Reporter Zheng Shuting/Taoyuan Report] The baboon who fled for 16 days was finally arrested, but was shot by a shotgun and died. The baboon did not hurt anyone at the time but used the shotgun to arouse public outrage. The baboon's remains departed from the Animal Protection Office of Taoshi Prefecture at 9:00 this morning for Taipei. After the municipal zoo took blood, tested DNA, and took X-rays, it was transferred to the Animal Health Laboratory of the Tamsui Agricultural Committee for an autopsy to investigate the cause of death of the baboon. The former sent flowers, bowed in condolences, and expressed "deep regret" over the death of the baboon.

The personnel in charge of transporting the remains of the baboons wore protective clothing and disinfected their bodies. They placed the remains of the baboons in boxes for transportation. The police intervened in the investigation during the round-up process. The hunter suspected of shooting has completed the interrogation. Restored the round-up process. At 2:50 pm on the 27th, traces of baboons were found in the area of ​​Zhongzheng Road and Lane 613 of Zhongzheng Road, Fugang, Yangmei. After arriving at the scene, all personnel rounded up the surrounding areas. Later, it was found that the baboons were suspected to have appeared in a residential house, and the control personnel rushed to the scene to check , plus there are several dimly lit rooms behind the house, and I didn’t see the baboons at the first time. I was going back to get the flashlight, but I just met the “hunter” who had a flashlight on him, so he went up by himself. Take pictures and shoot.

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Wang Deji emphasized that at present, all colleagues do not know that the gun is a live ammunition gun, and the Taoshi government has used it in the past week, all using traps or tranquilizer guns, and they do not know what the hunter is carrying. Real guns and live ammunition, this part is under investigation by the police.

Wang Deji said that after being hit by an anesthesia gun, he will wait for it to stabilize and confirm before slowly approaching it, and then fix it with a net. I took photos on the spot to collect evidence, until I got into the car and found blood on the net. Immediately, I urgently discussed with the Leofoo Village Zoo. Because it is the wildlife emergency rescue center in Hsinchu County, when the situation is unknown, the first time is based on the principle of animal protection. It was urgent to ask him to take him back for examination and trauma treatment, but he was not sent to the originally scheduled Taipei Zoo first. He was found at 3:25 pm and died while being escorted.

Wu Xiuzhen, chief of the forestry department, said that the baboons are currently being sent to the Taipei Zoo, and will be sent to the Tamsui Livestock Research Institute for an autopsy to clarify the cause of death. In addition, the Taoshi government did not appoint him to assist in the roundup or authorize the hunter. He fired and signaled a strike. He reported the case to the police on the 27th to clarify the relevant doubts and clarified them in accordance with judicial procedures.

Chen Guanyi emphasized that "protecting animals and respecting life are the values ​​we have been pursuing." It is a pity that after so many days of hunting, we got a result that we least want to see and regret. First of all, why do baboons get shot and why do hunters hold When the gun came, please the police and the prosecution to strengthen the investigation. The Agricultural Bureau also expressed regret and anger, and will fully cooperate with the investigation and investigation of the search and arrest process to clarify the cause and effect.

Chen Guanyi said that during the entire round-up process, he only agreed to join Leofoo Village, and did not entrust other units. He was "perplexed and surprised" that the hunter joined the round-up, and his colleagues saw the hunter appearing with a gun behind his back. The difference is not big. I didn’t know that the gun was a real gun. I heard gunshots during the roundup, and my colleagues also shot a tranquilizer gun when they entered the house. When they saw the baboon lying in the corner, they thought it was a tranquilizer gun at first, until they were about to get in the car. When transported to the resettlement site, a large amount of blood was found on the net, and it was rushed to Leofoo Village for treatment only to find that the baboon had been shot, but the anesthesia gun fired at the scene did not hit the baboon.

The baboon remains were sent from the Taoshi Municipal Animal Protection Office to the Taipei Zoo for blood draw, DNA testing, and X-rays, and then transferred to the Tamsui Agricultural Committee's Animal Health Laboratory for autopsy. The transporters wore protective clothing and were disinfected.

(Photo by reporter Zheng Shuting)