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A new report released by TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, raises alarm over the scale of ongoing illegal bear trade in 17 Asian countries and calls for immediate national and international action to curb it. The findings published in the report, “Brought to Bear: an Analysis of Seizures across Asia (2000–2011)”, reveals the shocking illegal trade of all four endemic species of Asian bears and their parts in the region—Asiatic Black Bear (Ursus Thibetanus); Sun Bear (Helarctos Malayanus); Sloth Bear (Melursus Ursinus); and Brown Bear (Ursus Arctos). The report reveals that at least 2,801 bears have been traded dead or alive for their parts and derivatives between 2000 and 2011 in Asia, especially in Cambodia and China. Full report downtoearth.org.in/content/what-drives-illegal-trade-asian-bears
Posted on: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 05:43:26 +0000

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