I also found another article from the New Zealand Herald website.
(Tuesday, April 8th 2008).
This article is about how bears have been treated badly for the use of traditional medicines. In Vietnam it is illegal to extract the bile from bears or to advertise the trade, but authorities and wildlife groups estimate that more than 4000 “moon bears” (which are known from their white crescent mark on their chest) are caged and mistreated in farms across the country. Many of these bears have been rescued and are now under the care of forest authorities and international wildlife veterinarians at the Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre in Tam Dao National Park. It is located 70km north of Hanoi; this centre will eventually house around 100 bears.
Jill Robinson, the founder of Animals Asia Foundation said that “I think that’s a very good message that we don’t need bears today in traditional Chinese medicine”. National Park Director Do Dinh Tien said the new centre has a role in trying to influence a cultural change in the Southeast Asian country, where wild animals and hunted and animal parts are still widely used in traditional medicines. “This is a kind of model to educate all people so that they will not abuse the wildlife” said Tien.
Do you think it is wrong that the bears have been used for traditional medicines?
Do you believe the National Park could help save bears from being used for traditional medicines?
To read the original article and find out more information on this topic from the New Zealand Herald website then click on the link below:
To visit this website go to:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/2/story.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10502712
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