From: Community attitudes towards bears, bear bile use, and bear conservation in Luang Prabang, Lao PDR
Statement | True | False | Do not know |
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Bear conservation and legislation | |||
The number of bears in Laos is increasing | 30.9 | 13.7 | 55.3 |
It is possible to extract bile from a bear without killing the animal | 29.4 | 46.2 | 24.4 |
Most bears in farms were born in captivity | 71.8 | 4.2 | 24.0 |
Hunting bears in Laos is legal | 8.4 | 84.7 | 6.9 |
Consuming bear products in Laos is legal | 9.5 | 63.4 | 27.1 |
Valued opinions concerning bear bile use | |||
Most people whose opinion I value have used bear bile for medicine and other purposes in the past | 42.7 | 15.3 | 42.0 |
Most people whose opinion I value will continue using bear bile in the future | 34.0 | 8.8 | 57.3 |
Most people believe you should use bear bile | 32.4 | 17.6 | 50.0 |