Critter News
AUGUST 25, 2008
State wildlife officials are investigating a possible poaching case in which someone removed the gallbladder of a black bear -- which can sell for thousands of dollars in Asia -- after the animal was struck and killed this week by a car in the Lake Tahoe area. A surgical glove was discovered next to the bear's mutilated carcass. "It
Critter News
DECEMBER 25, 2009
Investigators say Page admitted buying 35 gall bladders in 2007 and 2008, including 17 from undercover officers. Investigators say some believe gall bladders have healing powers and can draw thousands of dollars on the black market. Tags: wildlife trafficking State of Washington bears. Page, 63, was sentenced Dec.
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Critter News
DECEMBER 1, 2008
I especially appreciate the work they do on those horrific bear bile farms that are really just a form of torture for the animal. Tags: bears bile farming asia. I recently wrote my first check to Animals Asia. They are doing very important work on animal welfare in Asia. In a nutshell, here they are.
4 The Love Of Animals
FEBRUARY 22, 2010
. “It’s bad enough that these dogs were treated cruelly and raised in horrible conditions,&# said Tim Rickey, the ASPCA Senior Director of Field Investigations and Response. “They bear the battle scars consistent with those of fighting dogs,&# Rickey said. Tags: people helping animals rescues.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 18, 2011
Years of follow-up research conducted by one of Earthwatch’s principal investigators on the Tambopata Macaw project, Dr. Don Brightsmith, shows, however, that within the study area of the clay lick the birds tend to choose the soil with the highest sodium content over soils that are best for neutralizing toxins.
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