Iranian villagers killed a brown bear after crushing its spine and legs with a tractor. Then they tied the neck of the animal to a digger.
Before the animal died, the villager beat and chased the bear near Namin in northern Ardabil province.
According to state media agency IRNA, ‘the villagers had restrained the animal’ and added that they used ‘inappropriate methods and behaviors by chasing it, beating and injuring’.
The scene is captured in a photograph that shows the bear being tied around the neck with a digging machine. Meanwhile, the farm tractor’s heavy wheels appear to have been used as a pin to secure the animal to the ground.
The scene is captured in a photograph. It shows the bear being tied around the neck with a digging machine. Meanwhile, the farm tractor’s heavy wheels appear to have been used for pinning the animal to the ground.
Before the animal died, the villager beat and chased the bear near Namin, northwestern Ardabil province.
According to state media agency IRNA, villagers restraining the animal were done Sunday. They also said that they used ‘inappropriate methods and behaviors’ by following, beating, and chasing it.
The villager used tools such as a tractor to stop the bear. It also claimed that the animals suffered severe injuries, including a broken leg and pelvis.
The IUCN Red List is a list of endangered species that includes brown bears. They are found in the forests of northern and western Iran.
Iran’s bears face multiple threats. Farmers are under increasing pressure due to repeated droughts. They are trying to protect their livestock and crops from these predators.
Later, environmental protection officers arrived on the spot near Namin and took the bear to the wildlife clinic where it died from its injuries.
Later, environmental protection officers arrived on the spot near Namin and took the bear to the wildlife clinic where it died from its injuries.
On Sunday, another leopard was killed in Iran’s north after attacking and injuring an officer in Ghaemshahr.
Hamshahri reports that many wild animals such as wolves or foxes have been seen in Tehran’s urban areas over recent weeks.
It reported on the sightings of two bears in Marvdasht, in southern Iran and the attack of two wolves upon elderly Khalkhal women.
Iran, in addition to brown bears is also home the Asiatic black bears also known as “moon bears” and are classified as vulnerable by IUCN Red List.