If Gov. Phil Scott signs bill S.301 into law, a provision of the larger agricultural bill will prohibit the sale of bear gallbladders used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and bear paws used to ...

Drugs and guns are generally thought of as the modern-day smuggler's commodities of choice. But three Maryland residents admitted yesterday to trafficking in something far more exotic: black bear ...

Harvesting the gallbladders of black bears is an ancient Asian medical practice that causes concern and debate in the United States and in Maryland, experts say. “It?s pretty widespread,” said Julie ...

HELENA — The owners of the New Hunan restaurant in Helena pleaded guilty Monday to 13 wildlife charges involving black bears, including having a five-gallon bucket with 12 bear paws in it at the ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A Nelson County man has pleaded guilty to selling illegally poached bear organs and fighting gamecocks. U.S. Attorney Timothy Heaphy says 71-year-old David Tracy Davis also ...