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Rescued moon bear cubs ‘doing well’ in Laos
Published on 09/04/2024
» LUANG PRABANG, Laos - Sixteen Asiatic Black Bear cubs rescued from the home of a wildlife poacher in Laos last month are thriving at a sanctuary for the endangered species, where they are being cared for around-the-clock by local and international conservationists.
Bears freed from illegal bile farm in Vietnam
Published on 01/03/2023
» HANOI: Five moon bears have been rescued in Vietnam from an illegal bile extraction farm, in the latest effort by authorities to eradicate a practice widely condemned for its cruelty.
Vietnamese police net biggest haul of bear bile
AFP, Published on 03/06/2022
» HANOI: Vietnamese police have arrested a bear owner for the first time after netting a record haul of hundreds of bottles of bear bile, a wildlife protection organisation said on Friday.
Activists slam China's use of bear bile in virus treatment
AFP, Published on 02/04/2020
» BEIJING - China has approved the use of bear bile to treat coronavirus patients, angering activists and raising fears it could undermine efforts to stop the illegal animal trade which is blamed for the emergence of the new disease sweeping the globe.
Pity the bears held captive for their bile
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 02/08/2017
» The bear looks agitated yet weary, like a gravely sick patient.
Animal farms fuel cruel, illegal trade in rare wildlife
New York Times, Published on 06/06/2017
» BOKEO PROVINCE, Laos -- The tiger paced back and forth in its cage, groaning mournfully. A second big cat slept soundly in the corner, while a third stared blankly at the bars.
Moon bears rescued from bile farms in Vietnam
AFP, Published on 25/06/2015
» QUANG NINH (VIETNAM) - Freed from captivity in tiny metal cages, seven long-suffering Asiatic moon bears have been rescued on bile farms in northern Vietnam, as efforts to end the illegal trade are boosted.
Moon bears rescued from Vietnam bile farms
AFP, Published on 25/06/2015
» Freed from captivity in tiny metal cages, seven long-suffering Asiatic moon bears have been rescued on bile farms in northern Vietnam, as efforts to end the illegal trade are boosted.
A grisly end
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 10/07/2013
» Phuc Tho, a farming village west of Hanoi, has had its heyday. Busloads of Korean tourists used to visit the bear farms in the area, but they didn't come simply to watch and take photos with the fluffy mammals.
Bears face major threat as officials claw into reserve
Spectrum, Published on 21/10/2012
» For years environmentalists have battled official corruption, ignorance and a plain lack of interest in a brave attempt to stem wildlife trafficking and save what's left of Southeast Asia's endangered species.