The government’s decision to turn Bobo, the city’s beloved Asian black bear who died last Tuesday, into a specimen for display has angered many locals, with the Abandoned Animals Protect Association of Macau (AAPAM) starting a petition for people to sign this Saturday at Bobo’s former enclosure in Flora Garden.
On the day that Bobo died aged 32 or 33, the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) said there were plans to preserve the ursine’s body through taxidermy to be turned into a specimen for display.
Some locals are vehemently opposed to the IACM decision, with a poster circulating online urging the government to “respect” Bobo by letting him “rest in peace.”
This photo taken last Tuesday shows a statue of Bobo (“darling” in Cantonese) next to his enclosure in Flora Garden. IACM officials put white butterfly orchid next to the statue following the announcement of his death last Tuesday morning. Photo: Monica Leong
