Hermit crab video sparks controversy
YouTuber to be investigated for taking home crustaceans
Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa has vowed to launch an investigation against a popular YouTuber who published a video clip of himself catching a number of hermit crabs and taking them home to keep.
The minister joined a call by some netizens for Korn “Oaujun” Khunatipapisiri to return the crabs to their natural habitat, which prompted Mr Korn to come out to apologise and promise to return the sea animals to where he had collected them.
In a message posted on his Facebook page, Mr Varawut even urged sponsors and fans to boycott Mr Korn over what the minister described as an action that may influence young people. He said the YouTuber who has about 700,000 subscribers should have been more…
