A wild bear has apparently been roaming the streets of a village in Gua Musang, Kelantan, which has left the residents on edge.
Berita Harian reported that the occupants of the village, which is made up of more than 200 Orang Asli, were terrified when the furry animal was spotted in the vicinity of their village last week.
According to one of the residents, Mazlan Aluji, 50, the wild bear had allegedly dug up his wife’s grave last month and ate her remains.
Mazlan said his wife had passed from a stroke and her body was buried in the Kampung Dakoh graveyard on December 1.
When Mazlan went to clean his wife’s grave on December 26, he noticed footprints and bear excrement.
He claimed to have been there with his son.
“The next day, I brought the village residents along to check the area,” he said, adding that they found that his wife’s remains were eaten by the wild bear, which was roaming around the graveyard.
“The distance between the house and the graveyard is only about 300m. It had become routine for us to visit and clean graves, but there was nothing suspicious before this,” he said.
“The wild bear that was roaming around my backyard also attacked a pet dog, so we filed a complaint with the Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) to take immediate action.”
Mazlan, along with some other Orang Asli from the Temiar tribe, has since filed a police report.
In 2021, a sun bear was also captured in a village in the Gua Musang area. It had left its Gunung Rabong forest reserve habitat to search for food.
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