Hunting Bandicoot rats in the rice fields – and then grilling them for sale as a rural delicacy – has become a regular income-earner during the last two months of the year for villagers in Thung Sa Liam district in Thailand’s Sukhothai province. The villagers hunt the nu phook (Bandicoot rats) in adjacent Thoen district of Lampang province at night and then grill them before selling them in villages and fresh markets. The nocturnal hunt-and-barbeque activities generate…
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