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Black bear stealing honey in villager's home

Source: Xinhua   2016-08-13 13:44:35

KUNMING, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- Workers at a nature reserve in southwest China's Yunnan Province have finally identified a black bear as the prime suspect in the case of some stolen honey.

The bear raided a local farmer's apiary in the reserve on the night of June 10, taking a bee hive and damaging several others, Bi Zheng, an official with the Gaoligong Mountain National Nature Reserve, said on Friday.

Workers with the reserve later found some bear prints and excrement in the woods near the apiary, but did not close the case until weeks later when they found an infrared camera on a nearby tree had recorded the "thief."

The footage showed the bear opening the lid of the hive with its mouth, then retreating when a swarm of bees flew out. After confirming the bees were gone, the bear returned and escaped with one of the hives into the woods.

Bi said now is the season for black bears, a second-class protected animal in China, to find food to prepare for hibernation. Goats, corn and honey from local farmers often fall prey to the animals. To better protect the species, local farmers will be compensated for losses caused by the bears, subject to regulations, he said.

(Source: Xinhua)

Editor: Mengjiao Liu
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Black bear stealing honey in villager's home

Source: Xinhua 2016-08-13 13:44:35
[Editor: Mengjiao Liu]

KUNMING, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- Workers at a nature reserve in southwest China's Yunnan Province have finally identified a black bear as the prime suspect in the case of some stolen honey.

The bear raided a local farmer's apiary in the reserve on the night of June 10, taking a bee hive and damaging several others, Bi Zheng, an official with the Gaoligong Mountain National Nature Reserve, said on Friday.

Workers with the reserve later found some bear prints and excrement in the woods near the apiary, but did not close the case until weeks later when they found an infrared camera on a nearby tree had recorded the "thief."

The footage showed the bear opening the lid of the hive with its mouth, then retreating when a swarm of bees flew out. After confirming the bees were gone, the bear returned and escaped with one of the hives into the woods.

Bi said now is the season for black bears, a second-class protected animal in China, to find food to prepare for hibernation. Goats, corn and honey from local farmers often fall prey to the animals. To better protect the species, local farmers will be compensated for losses caused by the bears, subject to regulations, he said.

(Source: Xinhua)

[Editor: Mengjiao Liu]
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