Moon Bear (Asiatic Black Bear)

In Vietnam, moon bears are cruelly harvested for their bile.

1. Also known as the Asiatic, Tibetan and Himalayan black bear.
2. They live in Southeast Asia, southern China and its borders and Korea and Japan.
3. Accurate population figures are not available as their habitation range is so fragmented and they are reclusive creatures.
4. They are listed as vulnerable or endangered in some countries due to: –
   1. human encroachment
   2. habitat fragmentation
   3. relentless poaching of adults and cubs for body parts to supply illegal trade
   4. a high demand for their paws and gall bladders, even on the black market of countries where poaching is illegal such as China