Huang Yushi, secretary general of the Agriculture Bureau of the Taoyuan City Government, apologized today, saying frankly that she was relatively inexperienced and negligent in dealing with primate escape incidents for the first time, and will use this as a reference and reference for future SOP formulation.

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[Reporter Wei Jinyun/Taipei Report] The baboon who had fled for 18 days in Taoyuan City was shot dead by a shotgun during the roundup yesterday evening. Huang Yushi, Secretary of the Agriculture Bureau of the Taoyuan City Government, apologized in an interview today and admitted that it was the first time he encountered a primate Animal escape incidents are relatively inexperienced and indeed negligent in handling them. We will use this as a reference and mirror for future SOP formulation to avoid similar incidents from happening again, and emphasize that "(use of) shotguns is always out of consideration."

The escape of the baboon has attracted national attention. Yesterday afternoon, the Taoyuan City Bureau of Agriculture received a report that the baboon had appeared in a certain house, and sent personnel to round it up. They fired a tranquilizer gun at it and captured it with a net. Unexpectedly, the baboon had already been hunted by hunters. Shot with a shotgun, although he was rushed to Leofoo Village Animal Hospital for first aid, he still died of serious injuries, and the case is still to be clarified.

At 9:00 this morning, the Animal Protection Department of the Taoyuan City Government sent the dead baboon to the Taipei Zoo for inspection. Huang Yushi, who accompanied her, also accepted a joint interview with the media after the dead baboon arrived at the zoo.

Regarding the round-up process and the lack of clarification of the degree of injury to the baboon after the round-up, Huang Yushi said frankly that it was the first time she encountered a primate escape incident, and she was relatively inexperienced in handling it. This time, the handling experience was relatively negligent, and we will conduct a deep review.” This incident will be used as a reference and mirror for formulating SOPs in the future to avoid similar incidents from happening.

In response to media inquiries, did gunshots really be heard at the scene?

Huang Yushi explained that the gunshot heard at the scene was the sound of a tranquilizer gun, not a shotgun. The sound of the shotgun was heard by another person, but according to the exposed footage, the gunshot was the sound of a tranquilizer gun, not a shotgun.

Regarding the hunter claiming that the baboon made a sudden move before shooting, Huang Yushi said frankly that no one found out what the hunter was doing at the time, and she is still waiting for the police to investigate why the hunter participated in the hunting operation.

He also said that some enthusiastic people participated enthusiastically and would report the information. The Bureau of Agriculture would verify the information one by one. Anesthesia needles, "Shotguns are never considered", and I am shocked and regretful that it exceeded the original plan.

Huang Yushi said that he would conduct a thorough review of Taoyuan City Bureau of Agriculture personnel taking pictures around the baboons, and whether there were any administrative errors in the process. Therefore, after so many days of tense behavior, I relaxed a little, so I didn't observe the physical condition of the baboons in the first place, and I will make improvements in the future.