Recently, a video went viral of a black bear wandering through a paddy field believed to be in Sungai Nibong, Penang.
The woman, who was recording the video said the incident happened at around 7 am when the wild animal was spotted wandering around her residential area.
Photo via Facebook (Inforoadblock)
It was reported last Monday (29 August) that the bear was searching for food in the rice field nearby.
How kesian! The bear looks lost and confused, and it’s probably really hungry!
Berita Harian reported that the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (PERHILITAN) Selangor director, Dennis Ten Choon Yung said that a team was sent to the location as soon as they heard about the news.
Officers arrived at the location at around 8 am, however, the bear was nowhere to be found, despite monitoring and investigations done by his team.
Beruang berkeliaran dikesan di Sungai Nibong SEKINCHAN: Seekor beruang yang dipercayai mencari makanan dikesan berkeliaran di sawah padi Ban Canal, Parit 13, Sungai Nibong, di sini, semalam. Pengarah Jabatan Perlindungan Hidupan Liar dan Taman Negara (Perhilitan) Selangor, Dennis Ten Choon Yung, berkata pihaknya menerusi Perhilitan Sabak Bernam bergegas ke lokasi selepas menerima maklumat itu dan tiba pada jam 8 pagi. Katanya, pemantauan dan siasatan kemudian dilakukan namun tidak menemui kelibat beruang berkenaan. "Penduduk setempat diminta supaya segera menghubungi kita sekiranya ternampak kelibat beruang itu," katanya ketika dihubungi, hari ini. Terdahulu, tular di laman sosial menerusi video berdurasi 23 saat memaparkan seekor beruang berwarna hitam berkeliaran di kawasan sawah padi dipercayai sedang mencari makanan. Kejadian kira-kira jam 7 pagi itu disedari seorang wanita yang merakam video pergerakan haiwan liar berkenaan di belakang rumahnya. Bagaimanapun, tiada insiden tidak diingini berlaku dan beruang berkenaan melarikan diri ke kawasan hutan berdekatan. ▶️Berita Harian
Posted by Inforoadblock on Tuesday, 30 August 2022
Wild animals are dangerous. Most of the time, they want nothing to do with you but if you somehow end up face to face with one, make sure you stay as far away from them as you can.
Once you know that you are safe and out of their sight, try to take some pictures of the animal and immediately call the authorities, so they can help catch the animal (who is probably lost) and send them back into the wild, where they will be safe.
By: Aishah Akashah Ahadiat
