Thongchai Saengprathum said the bear should have been
transported in a cage, not in a net Raymond Roig/AFP/Getty
Wildlife officers in Thailand have launched an
investigation after an Asian black bear was accidentally dropped from a
helicopter and killed.
The young mammal, weighing around 90kg, was being
transported to the Khao Laem jungle after being caught roaming around near a
village market close to the Khao Kai National Park .
The bear, which was supposed to be sedated reportedly
woke up and panicked, before falling from its netting after the helicopter flew
into a pocket of rough weather.
“We want the investigation to be conducted in a way to
prevent such a thing happening again,” said wildlife chief Wirat Chatuphon.
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An initial probe, into the freak accident last month,
found the net was attached to a faulty ring.
The bear, which was fitted with a tracker for future
research, was taken by helicopter rather than a car so it could be flown deep
into jungle.
Mr Chatuphon said it was unhelpful for the public to
point blame, telling the Bangkok Post: “If everyone keeps looking for people to
find fault with, officials will be discouraged and eventually will dare not do
any work.”
Thongchai Saengprathum, secretary of the Khao Yai
Foundation, said the officials involved should face legal action for negligence
and that the bear should have been driven by car.
"Asian black bears are social animals that need to
stay with their packs. Flying the bear to a new location could end up with it
being killed by other bears," he told the Phuket Gazette. "Officials were also careless in
calculating the weight of the bear to give the correct dose of tranquilizer to
prevent it from waking up during the operation. It should also have been put in
a cage."
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