CHANGCHUN Cheap Men's Nike Air VaporMax Plus Triple White Shoes , Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Eight people have been arrestedfor allegedly killing black bears in northeast China's JilinProvince, police said Tuesday.


Using homemade guns and bombs, the gang is believed to havekilled at least three black bears since June, said a police officerfrom the city of Yanbian.


On July 23, police received reports about the sighting of a bearcorpse with its paws missing in Xinkai Forest Farm.


Examinations found the bear had been killed by a gunshot to thehead around a month earlier.


After a two-month investigation Cheap Nike Air Max Plus TN Ultra Shoes All White , police arrested seven suspectsand another turned himself in earlier this month.


A dozen bear paws and three bear gallbladders were seized.


In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), bear paws are believed tobe very nutritious, while bear gallbladders and bile have been usedin TCM treatments to reduce fever, remove toxins and treat liverand eye ailments for thousands of years.


Although black bears are listed as a national second classprotected species, poaching is not rare in China.


Last month Cheap Men's Nike Air Max 97 Italy Flag Shoes Metallic Gold , a 1.46-million-hectare national park for theprotection of Siberian tiger and Amur leopard habitats wasinaugurated in Jilin and neighboring Heilongjiang Province, whichincludes known black bear poaching sites.


The park is aimed at restoring the local ecology which has beendamaged by human activity and better protecting wild animals andtheir habitats. Enditem


ABUJA, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Nigerian government said Tuesday it was working to contain the further spread of yellow fever and to limit the impact of the killer ailment in the west African country.


Head of the Nigeria Center for Disease Control Chikwe Ihekweazu, in a statement made available to Xinhua, said a multi-agency incident management system has been instituted to ensure a rapid and coordinated response.


This followed a recent case of yellow fever in the north-central state of Kwara Cheap Men's Nike Air Max 97 Ultra'17 Pink Blush Shoes , Ihekweazu noted.


Yellow fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic disease transmitted by infected Aedes mosquitoes.