1.   In the past, large numbers of wild bears were killed for their gall bladders and other products.

2.   The Chinese government argues that bear farming helps protect the wild bear population by providing an alternative source for bile.

3.   The concern, in essence, is that, like wild bears at Yosemite, great whites would alter their behavior to accommodate the presence of humans.

4.   Wild bears are supposed to eat grass, budding leaves and insects, and perhaps carrion if they come across it as they emerge from their winter sleep.

5.   Wild bears in the Smoky Mountains and other national parks are naturally afraid of people, but may turn dangerous when they learn to eat food we humans eat.

6.   A leap in the number of wild bears and wolverines has led to more attacks on reindeer livestock and forced huge compensation to herders, officials said Tuesday.

7.   Unlike wild bears, none of the hand-raised cubs bolted for freedom when the doors swung open on their cages.

8.   Each youth will also have a dog to keep him company and protect him from wild bears.

9.   The directive came after the arrest of a group of South Korean tourists in Thailand who were caught eating wild bear last month.