Rescuer hopes the bear will be able "enjoy many years of living in the sunshine" in a sanctuary in northern...
The man who bought the bear as a pet passed away and his son decided to free he
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He advertised bear bile and tiger bone products, but now changed his claim amid possible criminal charges
His father told officers the family did not slaughter and sell wild animal parts as his son advertised on Facebook.
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Animals Asia has saved 33 bears from maltreatment at closed bile farms in Quang Ninh Province
They join 132 other bears at Vietnam's largest bear rescue center near Hanoi
The bears were in extremely poor health with missing or maimed limbs after being confined in the small cages where they...
Scientists can now say that polar bear Knut died from an autoimmune inflammation of the brain, according to media reports.
Many bears in Quang Ninh have faced starvation after a ban on bile extraction
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Norwegian scientists have reported a strong retreat of ice and two nearly ice-free winters in recent years.