Detection kit battles trade in bear parts

December 7, 2004
Source: New Scientist
Original story - link verified on December 7, 2004

Customs officers will soon be armed with bear detection kits in a bid to halt the burgeoning illegal trade in bear parts such as gall bladders and bear bile. The kit, being developed by the London-based World Society for the Protection of Animals, can detect products containing bear derivatives within minutes.

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