Vietnam to rescue 1,000 bears in bid to end bile trade

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A moon bear stands on its hind legs as it searches for fruit and vegetables at the Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre near Tam Dao National Park in Vinh Phuc province, some 70 kms north of Hanoi, on July 19, 2017. Vietnam agreed on July 19 to rescue more than 1,000 bears from illegal farms across the country, in a move to end the traditional medicine trade in the creatures' bile. / AFP / ROBERTO SCHMIDT

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Ingrid, a moon bear, rests inside the Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre near Tam Dao National Park in Vinh Phuc province, some 70 kms north of Hanoi, on July 19, 2017. Vietnam agreed on July 19 to rescue more than 1,000 bears from illegal farms across the country, in a move to end the traditional medicine trade in the creatures' bile. / AFP / ROBERTO SCHMIDT

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Bears search for fruit and vegetables during feeding time at the Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre near Tam Dao National Park in Vinh Phuc province, some 70 kms north of Hanoi, on July 19, 2017. Vietnam agreed on July 19 to rescue more than 1,000 bears from illegal farms across the country, in a move to end the traditional medicine trade in the creatures' bile. / AFP / ROBERTO SCHMIDT

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A moon bear stands on a log as he searches for fruit and vegetables at the Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre near Tam Dao National Park in Vinh Phuc province, some 70 kms north of Hanoi, on July 19, 2017, moments after the resident bears were brought out to a large grass enclosure for their morning feeding. Vietnam agreed on July 19 to rescue more than 1,000 bears from illegal farms across the country, in a move to end the traditional medicine trade in the creatures' bile. / AFP / ROBERTO SCHMIDT

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A display at a welcome centre shows herbal alternatives for bear bile at the Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre near Tam Dao National Park in Vinh Phuc province, some 70 kms north of Hanoi, on July 19, 2017. Vietnam agreed on July 19 to rescue more than 1,000 bears from illegal farms across the country, in a move to end the traditional medicine trade in the creatures' bile. / AFP / ROBERTO SCHMIDT

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Bears search for fruit and vegetables during feeding time at the Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre near Tam Dao National Park in Vinh Phuc province, some 70 kms north of Hanoi, on July 19, 2017. Vietnam agreed on July 19 to rescue more than 1,000 bears from illegal farms across the country, in a move to end the traditional medicine trade in the creatures' bile. / AFP / ROBERTO SCHMIDT

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A Moon bear is seen at Animals Asia's Vietnam Bears Rescue Centre in Tam Dao, outside Hanoi, Vietnam July 19, 2017. REUTERS/Kham

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A moon bear waits inside a holding pen at the Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre near Tam Dao National Park in Vinh Phuc province, some 70 kms north of Hanoi, on July 19, 2017, before the resident bears are brought out to a large grass enclosure for their morning feeding. Vietnam agreed on July 19 to rescue more than 1,000 bears from illegal farms across the country, in a move to end the traditional medicine trade in the creatures' bile. / AFP / ROBERTO SCHMIDT

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A moon bear searches for fruit and vegetables at the Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre near Tam Dao National Park in Vinh Phuc province, some 70 kms north of Hanoi, on July 19, 2017. Vietnam agreed on July 19 to rescue more than 1,000 bears from illegal farms across the country, in a move to end the traditional medicine trade in the creatures' bile. / AFP / ROBERTO SCHMIDT

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A worker pulls a cart near enclosures where resident bears live at the Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre near Tam Dao National Park in Vinh Phuc province, some 70 kms north of Hanoi, on July 19, 2017. Vietnam agreed on July 19 to rescue more than 1,000 bears from illegal farms across the country, in a move to end the traditional medicine trade in the creatures' bile. / AFP / ROBERTO SCHMIDT

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A moon bear peers out of a holding pen at the Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre near Tam Dao National Park in Vinh Phuc province, some 70 kms north of Hanoi, on July 19, 2017, before the resident bears are brought out to a large grass enclosure for their morning feeding. Vietnam agreed on July 19 to rescue more than 1,000 bears from illegal farms across the country, in a move to end the traditional medicine trade in the creatures' bile. / AFP / ROBERTO SCHMIDT

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Moon bears are seen at Animals Asia's Vietnam Bears Rescue Centre in Tam Dao, outside Hanoi, Vietnam July 19, 2017. REUTERS/Kham TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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Moon bears are seen at Animals Asia's Vietnam Bears Rescue Centre in Tam Dao, outside Hanoi, Vietnam July 19, 2017. REUTERS/Kham