Photo supplied by the Protected Area Regional Office 1 in Prachin Buri shows the bear in the rigging slung below the Bell helicopter – before the pilot dropped it. Adisorn Nuchdamrong, an inspector of the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry, said this after questioning the chief of Khao Yai Flight Operation Centre, the news report said. The black bear, weighing 80-90 kilogrammes, was captured by wildlife officials after it disturbed villagers living near the park. He did not name of the flight operation chief or the pilot. One of the questions was how the flight operation chief justified the use of the helicopter, and why the bear's return to the wild was considered such an emergency.

Source: Bangkok Post April 20, 2017 03:00 UTC