Int’l, Vietnamese stars join hands for bear protection campaign
The campaign was launched on Wednesday and aims to protect bears from being held in captivity
Two jailed for illicitly raising sun bear cub in northern Vietnam
The two were sentenced to one year in jail each
Vietnamese man fined nearly $30,500 for trading endangered bear’s limbs
The limbs were cut from a domestic bear that had died
Meet Vietnam’s 'Jungle Nanny'
Located in Dong Nai Province’s Cat Tien National Park is a special sanctuary – a safe refuge for bears who spent much of their lives in tiny cages.
Vietnam police check alleged illegal bear farm on tip-off, find only chickens
It was ten days after receiving the tip-off that officers decided to raid the facility
Captive bears implanted with new microchip in Vietnam
It is easy to remotely scan and check a bear’s information with the new microchip
Maggie Q, fiancé to arrive in Vietnam for wildlife conservation this week
Renowned American actress Maggie Q and her fiancé, actor Dylan McDermott, will start partaking in a wildlife conservation program in Vietnam, her mother’s home country, later this week
Home-raising wild animals in Vietnam: Risks far outweigh fun, benefits
Several experts and doctors have warned about the potential risks owners and their families incur when keeping wild animals in enclosure at private homes, including serious infections and losing limbs or even lives
Ha Long Bay officials, tourists campaign against bear bile
Local authorities, residents and tourists in Vietnam’s UNESCO-recognized Ha Long Bay in the northern Quang Ninh Province recently took part in a campaign in a joint effort to put an end to bear bile farming, Animals Asia reported on Wednesday.