Weekend Aphrodisiac: Bear - The Atlantic

In 1989, an AP story in the New York Times told of 400 bears that were slaughtered for their gall bladders in the northeastern United States, because they're "prized as aphrodisiacs in the Far East."

Psychiatrist faces charges in alleged bear gallbladder trafficking

Convinced Shigemura was attempting to smuggle bear gallbladder -- a prized aphrodisiac sold at premium prices -- wildlife agents conducted an undercover contact with the 71-year-old at Sea-Tac ...

Poaching Operation Found Killing Bears For Aphrodisiac Use

Piles of Bear Carcasses. At a news conference here, officials displayed some of the pelts and gall bladders confiscated in the raids; among the pelts were those of a mountain lion and several bobcats.

BEAR GALLBLADDERS SOLD AS APHRODISIAC - The Morning Call

A New Jersey man has been fined $40,430 in Monroe County for selling bear gallbladders, which are prized in Asia as an aphrodisiac and for their believed medicinal properties. Robert N. Spina Jr. p…

Poaching of bear gallbladders used in traditional medicine increases ...

Here in the U.S. a young bear with a missing gallbladder was found in Virginia's Prince William Park earlier this month. On 11.18.2010, Park Rangers discovered a yearling bear cub dumped on the ...

Black bear poachers arrested in three states - UPI Archives

During the undercover operation, agents were able to purchase 266 bear gall bladders -- considered a potent aphrodisiac in the Orient -- 385 bear claws, 77 bear feet, four bear heads, nine bear ...

Dead bear found with gallbladder taken - Los Angeles Times

The gallbladder is "by far" the most often stolen part of a bear because it is very popular in traditional Chinese medicine as an aphrodisiac or cure for a variety of ills, said Lt. Kathy ...

PDF Los Angclcs Œimes California I Local Dead bear's gallbladder removed in ...

Dead bear's gallbladder removed in possible Tahoe poaching case State wildlife officials say the organ was removed from a black bear that had been ... medicine as an aphrodisiac or cure for a variety of ills, said Lt. Kathy Ponting, who leads the Fish and Game unit that investigates illegal commercialization of wildlife.

100 Quebec black bears slaughtered as part of gallbladder-trafficking ...

On Quebec's black market, a bear's gallbladder can sell for up to $250 — a figure that rises to $10,000 in Asia. (Priscilla Plamondon Lalancette/Radio-Canada) ... as well as being an aphrodisiac.

Bear Gall Bladder - oodmag.com

Bear gall bladders are a part of traditional Chinese medicine and not isolated as an aphrodisiac. Black market gall bladders' can bring up to $10,000. Whitetail habitat junkie. August 12th, 2010, 04:40 AM #10. 4weight. View Profile View Forum Posts Has all the answers ...