Sun bear still on the loose as Perhilitan widens Seremban search

In response to the sighting of a sun bear in Taman Tuanku Ja'afar, Seremban, police have intensified patrols to enhance resident safety while the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan) leads efforts to locate the bear.

The bear, which is classified as vulnerable and native to Southeast Asia, may have entered the residential area due to hunger, raiding a nearby camp for food.

Authorities, along with public assistance, are conducting a widened search after initial trapping attempts failed, advising residents to remain vigilant.

SEREMBAN, Oct 7 — Police have stepped up patrols around Taman Tuanku Ja’afar (TTJ) after a sun bear was spotted in the residential area, with authorities widening the search as the animal remains uncaught.

Seremban district police chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd Yatim Osman said the patrols were aimed at helping keep residents safe amid concerns that the bear could approach or attack people, Harian Metro reported today.

“Although this falls under the jurisdiction of the Department of Wildlife and National Parks we are also helping by patrolling the surrounding areas to detect the animal,” he said.

“At least the presence of police personnel on patrols will discourage the animal from approaching residential areas and make residents feel safer, but I advise them to remain vigilant,” he said.

The department, commonly known as Perhilitan (the Malay abbreviation of Jabatan Perlindungan Hidupan Liar dan Taman Negara), is conducting the search with the help of its personnel and members of the public, while police are assisting with efforts to safeguard residents.

Negeri Sembilan Perhilitan director Wan Mat Wan Harun said the department had widened its search after the bear failed to enter a trap set nearby.

“Perhilitan is still monitoring and tracking the bear’s movements around TTJ and nearby areas.

“For now, we are carrying out monitoring within a wider search area,” he was quoted as saying.

Wan Mat said this was the first report the department had received of a sun bear entering the TTJ residential area.

He said Perhilitan had previously received information about a sun bear at Kem 15 Rejimen Askar Melayu Diraja in Senawang, next to Taman Tuanku Ja’afar, on September 19.

“The animal was believed to have entered the residential area because it was hungry and looking for food, and the bee nests kept at the camp were raided by the bear,” he said.

The search follows a video uploaded to TikTok showing the animal tearing into the roof of a hut in the housing area at about midnight last Sunday.

The sun bear is the world’s smallest bear species and is native to South-east Asia, including Malaysia.

It is classified as vulnerable on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List, with its population declining due mainly to habitat loss, hunting and human-bear conflict.

As a forest-dependent animal, sun bears can occasionally venture into human settlements in search of food, bringing them into potentially dangerous encounters with residents.

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针对在芙蓉端姑嘉法公园发现马来熊的事件，警方已加强巡逻以增强居民安全，而野生动物和国家公园局（Perhilitan）则牵头寻找这头熊。

这只被列为易危物种、原产于东南亚的熊，可能因为饥饿而进入居民区，并袭击了附近的营地寻找食物。

在最初的诱捕行动失败后，当局正与公众合作，扩大搜寻范围，并建议居民保持警惕。

芙蓉，10月7日讯——一只马来熊出现在端姑嘉法花园（TTJ）住宅区后，警方已加强在该区域的巡逻，由于这只动物仍未被捕获，当局正在扩大搜寻范围。

据《每日都会报》今日报道，芙蓉警区主任助理警监莫哈末·亚蒂姆·奥斯曼表示，巡逻的目的是为了保障居民安全，因为人们担心这头熊可能会接近或攻击人类。

他说：“虽然这属于野生动物和国家公园管理局的管辖范围，但我们也在协助巡逻周边地区，以发现这只动物。”

他说：“至少警察巡逻的存在可以阻止这只动物接近居民区，让居民感到更安全，但我建议他们保持警惕。”

该部门，通常被称为 Perhilitan（马来语，全称 Jabatan Perlindungan Hidupan Liar dan Taman Negara），正在其工作人员和公众的帮助下进行搜寻，而警方则协助开展保护居民的工作。

森美兰州野生动物保护局局长 Wan Mat Wan Harun 表示，由于这头熊没有进入附近设置的陷阱，该部门扩大了搜寻范围。

“Perhilitan 仍在监测和追踪这头熊在 TTJ 及其附近地区的活动。

“目前，我们正在扩大搜索范围，进行监控，”他说道。

万马特表示，这是该部门首次接到马来熊进入TTJ住宅区的报告。

他说，Perhilitan此前曾于9月19日在靠近Taman Tuanku Ja'afar的Senawang的Kem 15 Rejimen Askar Melayu Diraja收到有关太阳熊的信息。

他说：“据信这只动物是因为饥饿而进入居民区寻找食物，而且营地里的蜂巢也遭到了这只熊的袭击。”

此前，一段上传到 TikTok 的视频显示，上周日午夜前后，这只动物撕咬着居民区一间小屋的屋顶。随后，警方展开了搜寻。

马来熊是世界上体型最小的熊类，原产于东南亚，包括马来西亚。

在国际自然保护联盟红色名录中，它被列为易危物种，其种群数量下降的主要原因是栖息地丧失、狩猎和人熊冲突。

作为一种依赖森林的动物，马来熊偶尔会冒险进入人类居住地寻找食物，这使它们与居民之间可能发生危险的遭遇。

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