DANGJIN, South Korea (AP) — Several bears lie on top of each other, as still as teddy bears, as they gaze out past rusty iron bars. Others pace restlessly. The ground below their metal cages is ...

South Korea says it will formally end its dwindling yet much-criticised bear bile farmingindustry this week, though about 200 bears are still kept in pens and raised for their gallbladders. The ...

But this component can be synthetically produced, without the need for bear extraction. And there’s no internationally recognized scientific evidence showing bear bile can cure other ailments promoted ...

Last July I joined a group of friends for a private tour of northeast China. One day our guide asked whether we'd like to visit a bear farm, where bile, used for medicinal purposes, is extracted from ...

Bear bile, extracted from the gallbladders of Asiatic black bears and sun bears, has been used in traditional medicine for centuries across parts of Asia. Despite the availability of synthetic and ...

A bear who was rescued from a bile farm was caught on camera jumping for joy while taking a dip in a pool in Vietnam for the first time. Tuffy was freed from captivity after spending many years in a ...

Five bears are preparing for a brighter tomorrow after escaping the confines of a bile farm. According to AnimalsAsia, the nonprofit learned from authorities in Vietnam that a bear bile farmer in ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea said it will formally end its dwindling yet much-criticized bear bile farming industry this week, though about 200 bears are still kept in pens and raised for ...