An update on the bear bile trade in Peninsular Malaysia

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Submitted by sheeja on Wed, 2019-10-23 14:37

The illegal trade in bear parts for traditional medicine persists in Malaysia with a higher percentage of shops selling products claiming to contain some form of bear bile now, compared to four years ago. A new TRAFFIC study recorded bear-based medicines on offer in 69% of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) shops surveyed in Peninsular Malaysia between 2017–2018. In 2012, it was 48% of shops surveyed.

thesaurus: 
Wildlife Trade
Illegal Trade
Malaysia
Publisher : 
TRAFFIC
Author: 
Lalita Gomez
Main Topic: 
Wildlife
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Publication Date: 
21/10/2019
Document Type: 
Reports