Green Options » black bears http://greenoptions.com/tag/black-bears Posts tagged 'black bears' Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:15:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Importing Bear Bile Into the US Could Get You 20 Years in Jail http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/03/28/importing-bear-bile-into-the-us-could-get-you-20-years-in-jail/ http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/03/28/importing-bear-bile-into-the-us-could-get-you-20-years-in-jail/#comments Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:15:32 +0000 Alex Felsinger http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/03/28/importing-bear-bile-into-the-us-could-get-you-20-years-in-jail/

A South Korean woman living in Los Angeles has been charged with importing bear bile from China to illegally sell as an aphrodisiac. She faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.

Investigators intercepted a package addressed the Seongja Hyun while waiting for transport to Los Angeles from a San Francisco sorting facility. Inside the package they found four containers of bear bile, leading them to further investigate Hyun.

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]]> http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/03/28/importing-bear-bile-into-the-us-could-get-you-20-years-in-jail/feed/ Groups Ask eBay to Ban Auctions of Guided Trophy Hunts http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/02/14/groups-ask-ebay-to-ban-auctions-of-guided-trophy-hunts/ http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/02/14/groups-ask-ebay-to-ban-auctions-of-guided-trophy-hunts/#comments Sat, 14 Feb 2009 23:28:30 +0000 Alex Felsinger http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/02/14/groups-ask-ebay-to-ban-auctions-of-guided-trophy-hunts/

The Raincoast Conservation Foundation, Big Wildlife, and the Alaska Wildlife Alliance have asked eBay to stop the sale of guided trophy hunts for top predators like bears, wolves, cougars, and wolverines.

While most guided hunts currently listed on eBay are for animals like deer, elk, and geese, some auctions for predators are available, including a hunt for Alaskan brown bears with a going price of $5,100 with four days to go.

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]]> http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/02/14/groups-ask-ebay-to-ban-auctions-of-guided-trophy-hunts/feed/ Is Palin the Top Suspect in Slain Bear Found with Obama Sign? http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/10/22/is-palin-the-top-suspect-in-slain-bear-found-with-obama-sign/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/10/22/is-palin-the-top-suspect-in-slain-bear-found-with-obama-sign/#comments Thu, 23 Oct 2008 03:15:11 +0000 Jennifer Lance http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/10/22/is-palin-the-top-suspect-in-slain-bear-found-with-obama-sign/ black bear mom and cubOn Monday, October 21, 2008, police in North Carolina found the body of a dead black bear cub wearing Obama/Biden campaign signs. The baby bear had been shot in the head and left on the campus of Western Carolina University.  Obama yard signs had been stapled together and put over the dead bear’s head. Was this just a sick fraternity prank or a twisted statement of support of the McCain/Palin ticket?  WCU Junior Bethany Rowe expressed her disgust,”I just can’t believe people would go to such an extent to state their political beliefs.”

I can’t help but wonder if the Republican party’s vice presidential candidate’s disdain for wildlife has something to do with this horrendous act.  Sure Sarah Palin belongs to the NRA and can correctly dress a moose, which in itself does not make her a bad person if the moose is used for subsistence; however, the aerial killing of wolves and the opposition to beluga whales protection proves she is no animal rights advocate.

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