First sighting of gaur in Surin wildlife sanctuary in 15 years

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First sighting of gaur in Surin wildlife sanctuary in 15 years

Breaking News April 06, 2019 10:52

By The Nation



For the first time in 15 years, a gaur has been spotted inside a wildlife sanctuary in Surin's Kap Choneg district, a wildlife official said on Saturday.


Wutthikul Ngampanya, chief of Huay Thapthan-Huay Samrarn Wildlife Sanctuary, said the gaur, which appeared to be around 10 years old, was spotted on Tuesday and Thursday.

The motion sensor camera, mounted on a tree near a small pond where wild animals come to drink, captured monochrome pictures of the gaur.

Wutthikul said it was the first time that a gaur has been seen at the spot in 15 years.

The last gaur was found there in 2004 when it strayed into a village. The gaur, which was about 20 years old, died of distress while officials tried to rescue it.

An autopsy found the gaur had 27 bullets embedded in the body so officials believed it survived several hunting attempts by poachers.

 

[Coffee]

[QUOTE="gotlost, post: 271513, member:
The last gaur was found there in 2004 when it strayed into a village. The gaur, which was about 20 years old, died of distress while officials tried to rescue it.

An autopsy found the gaur had 27 bullets embedded in the body so officials believed it survived several hunting attempts by poachers.[/QUOTE]

Reads to me like distress for sure.

 

[merlin]

Seem to recall several gaur dying in Khao Yai NP a couple or more years ago from some disease that didn't affect other animals there. I haven't heard anything since then. Good luck to GL's new pet!

 

[FERET]

Seem to recall several gaur dying in Khao Yai NP a couple or more years ago from some disease that didn't affect other animals there. I haven't heard anything since then. Good luck to GL's new pet!

This may sound stupid but, WTF is a gaur ?.

 

[Surin]

This may sound stupid but, WTF is a gaur ?.

Asian bison. A massive beast, Feret.

 

[FERET]

Asian bison. A massive beast, Feret.

 

[mahdam]

Asian bison. A massive beast, Feret.

Massive indeed!!

 

[FERET]

Massive indeed!!
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That is impressive.
GL would have his work cut out there,, probably need a ladder to reach.

 

[mario299]

That picture helps to explain why 27 bullets might be "distress". That's a big boy!

 

[gotlost]

Just received this from my friend at the Department of Wildlife.




คงแห้งแล้งมากบริเวณที่เขาอาศัยอยู่ หลังจากนี้คงมีอาหารให้กินแล้วนะ ฝนตกมาแล้ว

Must be very dry in the area where he lives. After this, there will be food to eat. It's raining.
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๓ เมษายน ๒๕๖๒ ขอแสดงความยินดีกับชาวสุรินทร์ด้วยครับ ๒ คืนที่ผ่านมา ภาพจากกล้องดักถ่ายภาพสัตว์ป่า จากเขตรักษาพันธ์สัตว์ป่าห้วยทับทัน-ห้วยสำราญ จ.สุรินทร์ พบสัตว์...

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[FERET]

Just received this from my friend at the Department of Wildlife.




คงแห้งแล้งมากบริเวณที่เขาอาศัยอยู่ หลังจากนี้คงมีอาหารให้กินแล้วนะ ฝนตกมาแล้ว

Must be very dry in the area where he lives. After this, there will be food to eat. It's raining.
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เขตรักษาพันธุ์สัตว์ป่าห้วยทับทัน-ห้วยสำราญ
April 3 at 2:23 PM ·
๓ เมษายน ๒๕๖๒ ขอแสดงความยินดีกับชาวสุรินทร์ด้วยครับ ๒ คืนที่ผ่านมา ภาพจากกล้องดักถ่ายภาพสัตว์ป่า จากเขตรักษาพันธ์สัตว์ป่าห้วยทับทัน-ห้วยสำราญ จ.สุรินทร์ พบสัตว์...

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Jakers, the poor ******* could use a good feed.

 

[Rice]

Just received this from my friend at the Department of Wildlife.




คงแห้งแล้งมากบริเวณที่เขาอาศัยอยู่ หลังจากนี้คงมีอาหารให้กินแล้วนะ ฝนตกมาแล้ว

Must be very dry in the area where he lives. After this, there will be food to eat. It's raining.
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April 3 at 2:23 PM ·
๓ เมษายน ๒๕๖๒ ขอแสดงความยินดีกับชาวสุรินทร์ด้วยครับ ๒ คืนที่ผ่านมา ภาพจากกล้องดักถ่ายภาพสัตว์ป่า จากเขตรักษาพันธ์สัตว์ป่าห้วยทับทัน-ห้วยสำราญ จ.สุรินทร์ พบสัตว์...

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Rate the translation? OK .It was pretty good for a change. I read the Thai before I read the next line. Hang on, that says the same thing.
DOH! .

 

[gotlost]

Rate the translation? OK .It was pretty good for a change. I read the Thai before I read the next line. Hang on, that says the same thing.
DOH! .

1%

 

[Coffee]

Massive indeed!!
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Steroids... (Hmmm)

 

[Coffee]

Resembles Mike Tyson a bit in his heyday. eh @Eanto

 

[merlin]

Massive indeed!!
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"The gaur has a head-and-body length of 250 to 330 cm (8 ft 2 in to 10 ft 10 in) with a 70 to 105 cm (28 to 41 in) long tail, and is 142 to 220 cm (4 ft 8 in to 7 ft 3 in) high at the shoulder, averaging about 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) in females and 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) in males. At the top of its muscular hump just behind its shoulder, an average adult male is just under 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) tall and the male's girth at its midsection (behind its shoulders) averages about 277 cm (9 ft 1 in). Males are about one-fourth larger and heavier than females.[4] Body mass can range widely from 440 to 1,000 kg (970 to 2,200 lb) in adult females and 588 to 1,500 kg (1,296 to 3,307 lb) in adult males. In general measurements are derived from gaurs surveyed in India" but gaur elsewhere in S.E. Asia can be 20% bigger!

 

[FERET]

"The gaur has a head-and-body length of 250 to 330 cm (8 ft 2 in to 10 ft 10 in) with a 70 to 105 cm (28 to 41 in) long tail, and is 142 to 220 cm (4 ft 8 in to 7 ft 3 in) high at the shoulder, averaging about 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) in females and 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) in males. At the top of its muscular hump just behind its shoulder, an average adult male is just under 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) tall and the male's girth at its midsection (behind its shoulders) averages about 277 cm (9 ft 1 in). Males are about one-fourth larger and heavier than females.[4] Body mass can range widely from 440 to 1,000 kg (970 to 2,200 lb) in adult females and 588 to 1,500 kg (1,296 to 3,307 lb) in adult males. In general measurements are derived from gaurs surveyed in India" but gaur elsewhere in S.E. Asia can be 20% bigger!

If you had a good reason to want to bring this beast down, nothing less than a 44/70 would suffice.
Iv'e seen guys that were good marksmen try to take down Cape buffs, ( Kwai cousins ) with a single round just below the ear from a .327, sorry, not today.