The group, he added, was “fully aware of regulations and laws”. “We’re in the process of filing police complaints against people involved in the case, including the company that sought permission for the production and liaisons,” head of the Hat Chao Mai National Park Narong Kong-iad told CNA.Īccording to Narong, the production team had been granted permission by the Tourism Department of Thailand as well as the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation prior to the filming.
The 55-minute programme is also available online and is watched by many Thais.Īfter its latest episode went to air recently, Lee’s seafood hunt stirred up controversy among Thai viewers and prompted officials at the Hat Chao Mai National Park to take legal action against individuals involved in the production. Law Of The Jungle is a reality-documentary show that airs on SBS. I caught this with my own hands,” she said after the hunt, in which she managed to catch three of the endangered giant clams. Lee gave herself a thumbs up and raised the clam high above her head when she resurfaced, waiving with excitement. This time, Lee pulled hard and managed to retrieve it while the camera crew stood on corals, documenting her victory and joy. It did not take long before she spotted another clam and took a dive to the bottom of the sea. “It won’t come off!” she said to the camera before swimming off to look for a new target. In her second attempt, she was filmed pounding on the clam before resurfacing. Wearing gloves, fins and a snorkeling mask, the South Korean actress dived to the seabed to get the giant clam but could not move it. Its hard, wavy shells were slightly open, revealing the bright yellow soft body inside.
BANGKOK: South Korean reality TV show Law Of The Jungle sparked public outrage in Thailand when one of its celebrity contestants dived to the bottom of the sea in a national park and caught three giant clams - an endangered and protected wildlife species - for cooking in a survival test.Īctress Lee Yeol-eum was seen swimming with the camera crew in the sea at the Hat Chao Mai National Park of Trang province, southern Thailand, when she spotted a giant clam among corals.
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