article_snippet.sent: In Halong Bay, an idyllic seaside resort in northern Vietnam popular with Brit holidaymakers, a staggering 30 out of 49 captive bears held there have died in the last three months.
article_snippet.sent: Vietnam has ordered the remaining 19 bears at Halong Bay to be taken to Tam Dao national park 120 miles away, a sanctuary run by British charity Animals Asia by September.
article_snippet.sent: A raft of celebrities such as Judi Dench, Stephen Fry and Ricky Gervais have signed a petition calling on Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung to save the remaining bears in Halong Bay.
article_snippet.sent: The Prime Minister's office has instructed local officials and government departments to arrange the transfer of Halong Bay's surviving bears to the Animals Asia sanctuary.
article_snippet.sent: Details of the campaign to save the remaining captive Halong Bay bears are available at http://halong.animalsasia.org/savehalongbears .
highlights_snippet.sent: Dame Judi Dench signs petition calling for end to cruel bear bile trade .