0:00.0	From mediators' world news headquarters in Boseman, Montana, this is Cal's We Can Review
0:08.1	presented by Steel.
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0:16.5	Now here's your host, Ryan Calcalaan.
0:22.3	A mother and her children, out for a Sunday walk near Anglemont, British Columbia, found
0:26.3	roughly 80 severed bear paws belonging to 20 to 25 bears on the road.
0:31.8	Which if you're doing the math, means some paws were not matching up.
0:35.2	It's not that some BC bears don't have four paws.
0:38.9	Some of the paws were skinned, some partially skinned, some declawed, and it appeared that
0:43.6	the paws came from all ages of bears, including cubs.
0:47.9	It is illegal to sell bear parts in Canada.
0:50.9	Regardless, the thought is these paws were headed for the International Wildlife Market.
0:55.9	Bear paws are very tasty and considered delicacy.
0:59.8	According to the Global News, the little shoe swap lake band, the Nescon with Indian band,
1:04.6	and the Adams Lake Band are offering a $3,000 reward to anyone with information that leads
1:10.2	to the conviction of those responsible.
1:13.2	In 2011, a man was stopped at the Vancouver Airport attempting to transport three bear
1:19.1	paws from two different bears to China.
1:22.5	He faced a maximum penalty of a $250,000 fine and six months in jail.
1:30.0	When you consider the bounty of $3,000 for turning somebody in, and the penalty these
1:35.5	people are up against, it's easy to see this is a high stakes game.
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