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Animals in the wild: captive bears

Bear farming

Bear bile industry

Thousands of bears are suffering this unnecessary cruelty
Joining forces for bear protection in India

Joining forces for bear protection in India

India’s bears belong in the wild: our work has helped to keep them there.
Dogs attack during a bear baiting event, Pakistan

Bear baiting

Dogs are encouraged to savage a clawless bear in this violent blood sport
A rescued, rehabilitated brown bear Romanian first bear sanctuary

Bear sanctuaries

For some rescued bears a better life lies ahead
A bear cub in readied for life in the wild

Bear cub rehabilitation

Some orphaned young bears can be rehabilitated and released into the wild
A bear seeks food in human rubbish

Human–bear conflict

When human food sources are near bear habitats, conflict often follows

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A rescued, rehabilitated brown bear in Romania's first bear sanctuary