Court Dismisses Indigenous Hunting Charges After Wildlife Act Amended

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Nine Indigenous people have been acquitted of charges of hunting protected wildlife. The group was arrested in southern Taiwan in 2022 and charged with killing four Formosan black bears and three wild goats over a three-year period.  It is the first such ruling since Indigenous hunting was decriminalized in February.

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00:00Nine indigenous people have been acquitted of charges of hunting-protected wildlife,

00:04the first ruling since indigenous hunting was decriminalized in February.

00:08The group was arrested in southern Taiwan in 2022 and charged under the Wildlife Conservation Act.

00:14Investigators said they had killed four Formosan black bears and three wild goats over a three-year period.

00:20The judge dismissed the case, saying the animals were not hunted for profit

00:24and that one of the bears was shot because it posed a threat to human life.

00:27Balancing indigenous hunting traditions with national law has long been a challenge in Taiwan.

00:32Despite the acquittals, the county government still has the option to issue fines.

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