THAILAND — A group of Thai wildlife officials are getting major flak after a rescued bear was killed while being relocated last month. <br /> <br />The Phuket Gazette reports that the 5-year-old Asian black bear was captured after it was found disturbing villagers near the Khao Yai National Park in central Thailand. <br /> <br />Officials decided to transport the animal hundreds of kilometers into the forest to stop it from wandering back out. The bear, which weighed 80 to 90 kilograms, was put in a net that was then hooked onto a helicopter. <br /> <br />While in the air, the chopper hit turbulence and began violently swinging back and forth. <br /> <br />The net eventually came loose, sending the poor bear plunging to its death in the forest below. <br /> <br />An initial investigation found that the net hook was attached to a faulty rin. And critics say the bear should have been transported via truck, and put in a cage instead of a net.
