At the animals asia sanctuary, rescued bears receive expert veterinary treatment, enjoy nutritious food, lush natural foliage and the opportunity to swim in cool water. The story focuses on a year in the life of a female moon bear or asiatic black bear in the wild of southeast asia, and consequently educates the. Follow one moon bear in the wild as she eats, plays, hibernates, and wakes up again in the spring. Their habitat includes southeast asia, southern china, and bordering countries. Dealing sensitively with such a difficult subject, kim dales stunning illustrations reveal the beauty of the moon bear. Print and electronic texts used in c2c english units 18 legend. Wed strongly recommend watching the video first before watching with the group, and use your judgement as to whether. States parties to this agreement shall bear international responsibility for national activities on the moon, whether such activities are carried on by governmental agencies or by nongovernmental entities, and for assuring that national activities are carried out in conformity with the provisions set forth in. I am going to the moon, said little bear to mother bear. For years jasper, a moon bear, lived a miserable existence, held captive in a cage by bear farmers in rural china. Animals asia has been rescuing bears from bile farms for almost 20 years, and campaigns for an end to all bear bile farming in asia. One of the original rescued bears from the chengdu bear rescue centre, freedom, passes away after 20 years at our sanctuary.
Following her horrific discovery of bear farming in 1993, animals asia founder and ceo, jill robinson mbe, began tireless work within china to set up a moon bear rescue centre in sichuan and to work towards the complete elimination of bear farming. In what is being called the largest rescue of its kind ever undertaken, a farm where bears are kept captive for their valuable bile is being turned into a sanctuary, and all of the moon bears living there will be freed from their cramped, inhumane quarters. In 2005, a possible asian black bearsun bear hybrid cub was captured in the mekong river watershed of eastern cambodia. Like thousands of other moon bears across asia, it was living a life of torture, imprisoned in a tiny cage and being regularly milked for its bile via extremely crude and unhygienic extraction methods. In farms across china, over 6,000 asiatic black bears lie imprisoned in tiny metal cages no bigger than their own bodies. For fifteen long years, jasper was confined and miserable in a cage, held by bear farmers in rural china. Ti maps story a rescued moon bear completes his long journey. This page is to raise awareness of the disgusting bear bile. The bile sells for exorbitant amounts and that means for many vietnamese farmers, giving up the bears they have trapped from the wild, is not an option. Moon bear is a 2011 bank street best childrens book of the year. C2c fact sheet for publishers, book sellers and authors. Endangered moon bears harvested for bile in vietnam. Saving moon bears is a childrens picturebook about the reallife troubles suffered by asian moon bears. Moon bear rescue honours an american woman, jill robinson, who has spent years fighting to promote awareness of this cause and has set up a moon bear rescue centre and sanctuary in china.
Moon bears are the asiatic black bears which are called so because of the crescent moon found on their chest. Weve saved just under 700 bears from the abusive bear bile farming industries in asia. In 2009 i created this website to help rescue a beautiful moon bear from its horrific life on a bear bile farm. Why moon bears need a moment in the sun the official mascot for the 2018 paralympic winter games is a moon bear.
Bearbile farming is illegal in vietnam and the moon bear is listed internationally as a criticallyendangered species, but this has not halted or even slowed the rampant trade. Most of the bears we rescue are defeated and broken after many years of abuse. In april 2014, animals asia announced plans to convert a bear bile farm with over asiatic black bears in nanning, china into an animal sanctuary. Asiatic black bears, more commonly referred to as moon bears, are a very interesting species of bear.
Facts about bear bile farming animals asia foundation. Use paint, pastels, or collage to create a picture of a healthy moon bear in its natural. Moon bear the moon bear is also known as the asiatic, tibetan, and himalayan black bear. Wildlife sos established indias first bear rescue sanctuary, the agra bear rescue facility in 2000. A rescued moon bear completes his long journey home to animal asias. Guiberson and ed young is a simple story, appropriate for the ages of about 4 to 8. We all need to be aware of such atrocities and as human beings stop the needless suffering of animals. Bears juvenile fiction premiers reading challenge year 5 year 6 picture books. Moon bear rescue by kim dale books hachette australia. Buy moon bear rescue by kim dale from australias online independent bookstore, boomerang books. Little bear goes to the moon from little bear by else holmelund minarik pictures by maurice sendak read to find out what will little bear do on his trip. This book is a tribute to just one bear and its story there are thousands more suffering please spread the. I visited a free the bears rescue center in laos thats trying to stop the poaching.
Find moon bear activities lesson plans and teaching resources. Fast delivery with free 30 day returns across australia. Along with the bears, wildlife sos rescue over 3000 birds, reptiles and small mammals every year. This is the true and incredibly moving story of such a bear, a moon bear cub named sunshine, renamed star in the story. The animals went to the foundations moon bear rescue center outside chengdu, which has handled hundreds of bears since the agreement was signed. Millions of products all with free shipping australia wide.
Brenda guibersons lyrical text and ed youngs stunning illustrations combine in a winning tribute to this endagered species. Since october 2000, over 40 bear farms have been closed down by the government and over 193 bears released into the care of animals asia at our moon bear rescue centre in sichuan. The moon bear has medium length jet black fur that is shaggy in the front and sides. Moon bear rescue national geographic society newsroom. This story of a moon bear called star, describes his rescue from a cruel life where he was milked for his bile to make chinese medicine. This picture book aims to honour humanitarian concerns and help children realise that one person can make a difference. Buy moon bear rescue by kim dale, hardcover, 9780734409386 online at the nile. Revising the effects of language features, visual features and text structures in informative and literary texts. Staff members celebrate the life of one of our best loved bears, freedom, who overcame early adversity to live a full and joyous life.
We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Born free supports animals asia with their campaign to end the cruel practice of bear farming and also in their mission to rescue hundreds of bears in china. Up to 20,000 moon bears are incarcerated for up to 30 years in coffin cages being milked for their bile. See more ideas about moon bear, stop animal cruelty and animal rescue. It may not sound like a big deal, but the species really needs this. How does this eventually contribute to the bears rescue. Article vi states parties to the treaty shall bear international responsibility for national. A powerful, deeply moving story of a boy and his bear both longing to be free, moon bear is an inspirational tale of courage and hope from bestselling childrens author gill lewis. Up to 20000 moon bears are incarcerated for up to 30 years in coffin cages being milked for their. Moon bear rescue tells the incredibly moving story of star, a bear who is snatched from his family and imprisoned in a cage.
The bear bile is believed to have a medicinal therapy in chines medicine,used to treat anything from an upset stomach to bear bile wine. Moon bear rescue by kim dale 9780734409386 booktopia. The slickness of our latest rescue in vietnam surprised even me. This is a video about asiatic black bears also known as moon bears because of the crescent shape moon in their chests, found in mountainous regions such as china. Star has to learn how to trust humans in his long journey to rehabilitation. Why moon bears need a moment in the sun mnn mother. This blog post details some of the basics facts about moon bears, all of which help us manage the rescued bears at the centre. An asian black bearbrown bear hybrid, taken from a bile farm, is housed at the animals asia foundations china moon bear rescue as of 2010. In 20, the worlds first ever neurosurgery on a bear relieved our beautiful moon bear champa of the pain associated with her hydrocephalic. You have arrived at sal rodds adopt a moon bear donations page. Moon bear rescue tells the true story of one moon bear, star, who is injured by the men who trap him before finding his way to the moon bear rescue centre in sichuan.
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