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Roadside signs on the outskirts of Hanoi advertise bear bile for sale.
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An Asiatic Black Bear, or Moon Bear, being held on an illegal bile harvesting centre near Hanoi, Vietnam.
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Mr Loc who, with his wife, runs a bile harvesting operation near Hanoi. They insist that their 20 bears are pets.
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Sign in a Hanoi roadside store advertising bile for sale.
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A discarded syringe in the bear's enclosure of an illegal harvesting operation near Hanoi.
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A badly injured Asiatic Black Bear, or Moon Bear, being held on an illegal bile harvesting centre near Hanoi, Vietnam.
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Vials containing bear bile. Prices for 10ml of bile can be around US$6.00 - $8.00.
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An Asiatic Black Bear, or Moon Bear, being held on an illegal bile harvesting centre near Hanoi, Vietnam.
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Staff move an anaesthatised bear into the vet clinic at the Bear Rescue Centre for a routine health check.
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A routine health check in the vet clinic at Tam Dao Rescue Centre.
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Dr Kirsty Officer, the vet at Tam Dao Rescue Centre, conducts a routine health check on one of the bears.
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A Moon Bear enjoying life at the Tam Dao Bear Rescue Centre in Vietnam after being rescued from illegal bile farming.
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