A wildlife conservation charity found 17 cubs last week, but one had already died.
Across Asia, thousands of the animals are kept as pets or farmed to extract their bile for use in costly traditional medicine.
Across Asia, thousands of the animals are kept as pets or farmed to extract their bile for use in costly traditional medicine. The group found ten males and six females, weighing between 1.3kg and 4kg, and believed to be around two to four months old. “This is the most bears we’ve rescued in a single year and we’re only three months into 2024,” he said.
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