Bear cubs return home
Updated 09.16 Mon Jun 16 2008
Three orphaned bear cubs from the Utyos animal rescue centre in Russia have been released into their natural habitat.
These bears are the 'lucky ones' having been rescued from poachers in the country's eastern forests a year ago.
Poachers kill hundreds of bears each spring, many of them are mothers with cubs only days old
Poachers kill hundreds of bears each spring, many of them are mothers with cubs only days old.
The cubs are easy targets for poachers who catch them and smuggle them across the border to China.
Bear skins and bile are all high in demand in China along with bear paws which are considered a delicacy.
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