Two suspects charged for killing, burying Formosan black bear

Forestry Bureau workers uncover black bear that was buried

May 20, 2022May 9, 2023 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Formosan black bear, hunting, Nantou County, wildlife conservation law

Two men have been charged on suspicion of shooting dead a bear, removing the satellite tracking collar, and burying the animal in an attempt to hide the evidence in a remote mountain district in Nantou County earlier this month. Forestry Bureau staff monitoring the bear’s movements via a satellite tracking device went searching for the animal after the signal disappeared on May 6 in the vicinity of the Wujie communitiy in Renai Township. After searching the area where the signal

homemade guns used by aboriginal hunters

Health and Safety

July 5, 2018July 5, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment accidental shooting, hunting, Miaoli County

A woman died this morning after being accidentally shot in the head by her boyfriend while hunting in Miaoli County last night. Mr Chen, 62, an aboriginal from the Amis ethnic group, accompanied by his 62 year-old girlfriend, Ms Lin, and a male cousin, went to Sanwan mountain district in Miaoli County late last night to hunt using spotlights and two homemade shotguns. At around 11:00pm, Chen spotted the reflective eyes of an animal around 100 meters away and fired