1.   The WSPA said that the demand for bear body parts is threatening all five species living in Asia with extinction.

2.   But lawyers for people injured in the stampede have argued that Combs bears part of the responsibility for the disaster.

3.   Conservationists say the hodgepodge of state regulations on bear hunting and sale of bear parts makes it difficult to nab poachers unless they are caught in the act.

4.   Last year, British Columbia banned the trade of bear parts, spurred by the increase in the killing of bears for the Asian medicinal market.

5.   Least common were medicines that contained bear parts.

6.   Ordinary hunters and guides earn money on the side from bear parts.

7.   Other bear parts, including the paws, are considered a food delicacy by some Asians.

8.   The Bear Protection Act would ban the import, export, sale, and transportation of bear parts in the United States.

9.   The demand for bear parts is beginning to threaten certain endangered species of bears.

10.   The World Wildlife Fund is pushing for a federal bear management plan to cut down on the illegal hunting and sale of bear parts.