A wildlife expert and social media users have expressed concerns about the forceful approach used by a district councillor and two other men to free a trapped barking deer, warning they should have sought help from professionals. Tai Po district councillor Chan Siu-keen posted footage of the incident on social media on Wednesday, with the clip showing him and two other men freeing the animal, also known as a muntjac, from a railing by forcefully pulling its rear legs – causing the barking deer...
Leave it to the experts, district councillor told after chaotic deer rescue
A wildlife expert and social media users have expressed concerns about the forceful approach used by a district councillor and two other men to free a...
By Dhallo News · September 3, 2026 at 4:54 PM IST

Source: SCMP - World
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