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Tiger Bone and Rhino Horn : The Destruction of Wildlife for Traditional Chinese Medicine
Tiger Bone and Rhino Horn The Destruction of Wildlife for Traditional Chinese Medicine
Author: Richard Ellis
In parts of Korea and China, moon bears, black but for the crescent-shaped patch of white on their chests, are captured in the wild and brought to "bear farms" where they are imprisoned in squeeze cages, and a steel catheter is inserted into their gall bladders. The dripping bile is collected as a cure for ailments ranging from an upset stomach ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781559635325
ISBN-10: 1559635320
Publication Date: 5/27/2005
Pages: 320
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Publisher: Shearwater Books
Book Type: Hardcover
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