Dawn the moon bear is thriving at Animals Asia's Tam Dao sanctuary in Vietnam after her rescue from a bear bile farm Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

In honor of International Moon Bear Day on August 8, we’re raising awareness around the tragic lives of moon bears. Many of these beautiful creatures are subjected to bear bile farming. This is an ...

A bear is again enjoying nature's beauty after spending 20 years in captivity at a bile farm. Chinh, an Asiatic black bear, also known as a moon bear, spent over two decades at a bear bile farm in ...

Free the Bears rescues threatened sun bears and moon bears from the illegal wildlife trade and bear bile farms. Recently, we learned about a tiny sun bear cub with a severe snare wound in the far ...

One theory is that trees may be to blame — a lean crop of seeds and nuts may be forcing hungry bears into human habitats in ...

“Moon bears are being exploited on a mass scale. Literally, thousands are taken from the wild and are held in the cruelest captivity for their entire lives. For most bears, this can be over a decade ...

Dawn the moon bear is thriving at Animals Asia's Tam Dao sanctuary in Vietnam after her rescue from a bear bile farm Dawn the moon bear shortly after her rescue in Feb. 2023 (left) and Dawn a year ...

Chinh the moon bear is now focused on relaxation and rehabilitation at FOUR PAWS' sanctuary in Vietnam Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work ...