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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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Two Pennsylvania Couples Charged with Trafficking Bear Gallbladders
Date: 07 Sep 2012
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The Pennsylvania Game Commission has reportedly charged Hung Quoc Pham, Van Thi Do, Bruce Dinh Le, and Tuyet “Amy” Le with illegally buying bear gallbladders and paws. During the course of an investigation spanning from November 2011 to July 2012, the suspects purchased bear gallbladders, bear paws, bear meat, and a porcupine from an undercover agent, according to PennLive.com. Meetings and transactions t
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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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Indonesia: Bodies of 14 Sumatran Tigers Confiscated, Suspect Arrested
Date: 19 Jul 2012
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A police raid on the house of a suspected wildlife trafficker near Jakarta yielded the bodies of 14 Sumatran tigers, three leopards, one clouded leopard, three bears, one lion, one tapir and a tiger’s head. Tigers and bears are prized in traditional Chinese medicine, while leopards and lions are frequently used as substitutes for tiger-derived ingredients. The Sumatran tiger subspecies (Panthera tigris sumatrae
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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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Illegal Bear Bile Trade ‘Nothing New’ in North America
Date: 06 Jul 2012
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Although Asian bear species are the most geographically convenient targets for bear bile used in traditional Chinese medicine, the illegal trade is alive and well in North America — and has been for quite some time. Recent developments in the U.S. include the June 2012 signing of House Bill 2296 by Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie, which will prohibit the “purchase, sale, transportation and delivery of any item
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Virginia Resident Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Bear Gallbladders
Date: 05 Jul 2012
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A prison sentence and hefty fines could be in store for Virginia resident Tracy Davis, who plead guilty to trafficking bear gallbladders, as well as to several other federal charges, in a U.S. District Court. Davis was baiting and trapping bears in George Washington National Forest and selling their gallbladders on the black market. Court documents show that Davis “discussed his activities in the illegal trappi
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India: 6 Bears Killed for Gallbladders, 5 Suspects Arrested
Date: 03 Jul 2012
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Forest officials have arrested five suspects in connection with the killing of six bears in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Four of the bears were killed in Garhwal and two in Kumaon region, according to the Hindustan Times. The five suspects were arrested in two separate raids, and the bear gallbladders, along with other body parts, were confiscated. Pramjeet Singh of Kumaon forestry department said his teams would
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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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