MARANG, Mar 22: A male sun bear roaming in Kampung Tok Rimau became today the latest casualty of contact with humans.

The bear was first seen three days ago.

The villagers reported the bear's presence to the Wildlife and National Parks Department in the afternoon. "But at 9pm, I saw it in my backyard.

"I immediately alerted a Rela member who arrived minutes later with a policeman to shoot the bear," Ibrahim Ismail, 46, said.

Early this month, Rela members shot a female sun bear after it was found foraging in Felda Kerteh 6 in Dungun.



MUTILATED: Village youngsters removing the bear’s teeth. — NST picture by Imran Makhzan

Four days later, a cub was captured by villagers and sent to the Malacca Zoo.

Sadly, the male sun bear killed today had its teeth and nails removed by villagers.

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