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A Successful ‘Vietnam Bear Day’
Date: 02 Oct 2012
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Vietnamese NGO Education for Nature-Vietnam (ENV) recently spearheaded the country’s first “Bear Day”, which united the media, celebrities, conservation volunteers, and members of the public in one clear message: End Bear Farming Now! Vietnam Bear Day was held on September 13th, 2012, with celebrities My Linh and Minh Vuong speaking to journalists at a press conference in Hanoi about their desire to
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China: 5 Bears Killed, 6 Suspects Arrested
Date: 19 Jul 2012
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Five Asiatic black bears — also known as moon bears — were found massacred on Changbai Mountain in China’s Jilin Province. The tragedy was brought to the attention of authorities by wildlife blogger Hu Donglin, according to AsiaOne. Jilin police arrested six suspects and confiscated a shotgun, ammunition, and two “homemade explosive devices”. They said the bears were killed by the explos
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South Korea: 2 Bears Killed After Escaping from ‘Farm’
Date: 15 Jul 2012
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Two female bears were shot dead after escaping from their cages at a suspected bear bile farm in Yongin, south of Seoul. Following a search by police, hunters and hunting dogs, one bear was killed on Saturday and the other on Sunday, according to the Straits Times. A similar tragedy occurred earlier this year. The organization Korea Animal Rights Advocates (KARA) reported that a female bear (“found to have a tu
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Hawaii Bans Trade in Products Containing Bear Bile and Gallbladders
Date: 24 Jun 2012
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Hawaii has joined a growing effort to protect bears from being plundered for traditional Chinese medicine. Earlier this week, KHON2 reported that Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie signed House Bill 2296 into law, which will prohibit the “purchase, sale, transportation and delivery of any item containing bear bile or gallbladders.” Bear gallbladders and bear bile are still used in traditional Chinese medici
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Vietnam: Celebrities Say No to Bear Bile in TV Campaign
Date: 23 May 2012
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Education for Nature-Vietnam (ENV) has launched a new TV campaign in which celebrities urge the public not to use bear bile. Four advertisements are airing through July 2012, and feature rock star Thai Thuy Linh, football superstar and coach Hong Son, comedian Pham Bang, and VTV1 anchorwoman Hoai Anh. The campaign is running on national TV, as well as on provincial TV in about half Vietnam’s provinces. ENV̵
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