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7:07am

Fri May 4, 2012
Animals

CU's Falling Bear Killed By Car on U.S.36

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Sad news this morning as the AP is reporting that the bear found on CU campus last week was hit by a car on U.S. 36.

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Fri April 27, 2012

1:33am

Tue April 24, 2012
Around the Nation

New Rule Cracks Down On Bear Poaching In New York

Originally published on Tue April 24, 2012 3:18 am

The body parts of black bears are harvested all around the world, for use in Asian cooking and medicine. A new rule in New York aims to more closely monitor hunters who trade in body parts.
Karen Bleier / AFP/Getty Images

A new rule that took effect this year in New York state is designed to stop the illegal sale of black bear parts for use in Asian medicine and cooking. While the sale of parts is still allowed, hunters will now have to document that they were taken legally.

The tiny village of Keene, N.Y., in the Adirondack Mountains is part of a trade network that supplies Asian apothecaries and restaurants from New York City to Seoul, South Korea.

"We're one of the largest buyers in the East," says Bud Piserchia, who runs North Country Taxidermy, filled with deer heads and stuffed bobcats. His main business is mounting wild animal trophies.

But every year, Piserchia also collects as many as 150 tiny black bear gall bladders. His clients are mostly Koreans from New York City.

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