As the ban takes effect January 1, disputes over farmer compensation and limited shelter space leave hundreds of captive bears with nowhere to go.

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 their gallbladders. The ...

South Korea officials have confirmed that the controversial bear bile farming industry will come to an end as part of an ...

Ursodeoxycholic acid, one of the main components in bear bile, has been medically proven to help dissolve gallstones and treat liver disease. But this component can be synthetically produced, without ...

South Korea on Thursday formally ended its dwindling yet much-criticized bear bile farming industry, although about 200 bears are still kept in pens and raised for their gallbladders. The South Korean ...

South Korea says it will end its dwindling yet much-criticized bear bile farming industry. The Environment Ministry said Tuesday it will ban the breeding of bears and extraction of their bile ...

(CNN) — When the call came in, the staff at Animals Asia jumped into action. A bear in Vietnam’s northeastern Haiphong region had been kept captive for years, her bile harvested in painful and ...

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South Korea Will End Breeding of Bears and Extraction of Their Bile SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea said it will formally end its dwindling yet much-criticized bear bile farming industry this ...

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