Question : SMUGGLING OF BEARS

(a) whether Bears are being smuggled to foreign countries, particularly to China and Pakistan at a large scale as reported in ‘Lokmat’ Newspaper dated August 20, 2007;

(b) if so, the details thereof and action taken by the Government in this regard?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRI S. REGUPATHY)

(a) No, Sir. No such cases of bears being smuggled out to foreign countries have come to the notice of the Central Government.

(b) Does not arise.