Green groups worry that use of bear bile in concoction will encourage poaching. FMTNews MalaysianBears Covid19
Beijing is said to have approved the use of bear bile to treat Covid-19.
Loretta Shepherd, Monitor’s communication coordinator, cited a recent study showing poachers were continuing to hunt for sun bears to cater to a demand by traditional Chinese medicine practitioners in Sabah and Sarawak. She warned of the possibility of local traditional medicine practitioners following Beijing’s suit in promoting bear bile as a cure for Covid-19.“There is a very real chance that our sun bears will be at increased risk. We could see an increase in the use of bear bile medicine and a rise in the poaching of sun bears.”
Ecomy CEO Andrew Sebastian said he found it “repugnant” that Beijing was promoting the use of bear bile.“The demand for bear bile will increase and poachers will target the animals for current and future use.Sebastian warned of a strain on the resources that the government has invested in for the protection of wildlife.
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