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Wildlife inspection efforts deliver bears to Luang Prabang sanctuary

The Wildlife Inspection Division took possession of two young Asiatic black bears for transfer to the Free the Bears sanctuary in Luang Prabang province following a handover ceremony in Vientiane on Monday.
The Wildlife Inspection Division under the Department of Forest Inspection, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry conducted the ceremony in Hadxaikhao village, Hadxaifong district, with the bears voluntarily handed over by the family of Mrs Somvilayvong Soukhavong and Mr Anixay Soukhavong.
The male and female bear siblings are both one year and two months old and will beb taken to the bear sanctuary in Luang Prabang province by Deputy Head of the Wildlife Inspection Division, Mr Khamphone Bounthavy.
Under the Wildlife and Aquatic Law of 2007, the possession of protected wildlife such as Asiatic black bears is prohibited with the species classified as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
The Wildlife Inspection Division thanked the family as well as local authorities for their cooperation in the handover of the bears.
Mr Khamphone said the government doesn’t allow bears and other protected wildlife to be kept as pets or for other purposes. He requested anyone in possession of bears or other native fauna to hand them over to the division who would relocate them to the bear sanctuary or protected forests around the country.
Not-for-profit Free the Bears began construction of the Tat Kuang Si Bear Rescue Centre in Luang Prabang in 2003. The Luang Prabang Wildlife Sanctuary was opened in 2017 to accommodate a growing number of rescued bears and other forms of wildlife.

By Sangkhomsay Bubphanouvong
(Latest Update February 19, 2020)


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