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Vancouver airport officials nab bear paw smuggler
A British Columbia resident faces criminal charges after he was caught trying to board a China-bound flight with bear paws in his carry-on luggage. And, as our West Coast reporter Lorn Curry explains, wildlife advocates say the case illustrates the high demand on the international black market for bear and other animal parts.( Photo:AP Photo/Mike Derer )
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