China has detained two Russian men on suspicions of trying to smuggle 213 bear paws into the country. Customs officials made the discovery in the northern Inner Mongolia region in May, but released details about the case Tuesday, The Sun reports. The paws – which are believed to be from brown bears -- were found hidden inside the wheels of the van and spare tires. Sales of bear body parts are banned in China, but they are viewed by the Chinese as a rare ingredient for food, or an expensive present. "Bear farms in China exacerbate the situation as they also sell paws illegally, which stimulates the growing trade," Zhang Xiaohai, an official with Animals Asia Foundation, told The Sun. via Science - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHuiCawjKfesyuVquwd6mon7Zoa-g&url=http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/06/18/china-detains-russians-suspected-smuggling-213-bear-paws/ | |||
| |||
| |||
|
Home »Unlabelled » China detains Russians suspected of smuggling 213 bear paws - Fox News
Tuesday, 18 June 2013
China detains Russians suspected of smuggling 213 bear paws - Fox News
Debarjun Saha | 12:18 |
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Search
#
Popular Posts
-
The same day that Amazon announced a trial run of its delivery by drone service in India , a couple of MIT...
-
PTI | London | Updated: Apr 28 2014, 18:13 IST A key component of the research entails presen...
-
403 Forbidden You don't have permission to access /129295/get-ready-for-a-total-lunar-eclipse-on-a...
-
A Chinese man who tried to give a goodbye kiss to a snapping turtle landed in a hospital after the creatur...
-
Hello! I am a professional coder, and I hacked your device's OS when you were visiting an adult website. I have been watching your act...
-
Hi! Sadly, there are some bad news that you are about to hear. About few months ago I have gained a full access to all devices used by y...
-
London : Why humans are far more intelligent than their closest living relatives like monkeys and apes may...
-
The "faint young sun paradox" has been stumping sc...
-
Scientists have successfully simulated the radiation creat...
-
Hello there! Unfortunately, there are some bad news for you. Around several months ago I have obtained access to your devices that you w...
No comments:
Post a Comment