VISITORS WALK PAST STUFFED BEAR AT ENTRANCE OF BEAR PARK IN NOBORIBETSU, NORTHERN JAPAN, 2003-12-26...

Visitors walk past a stuffed brown bear at the entrance of the Noboribetsu Bear Park in Noboribetsu, a spa resort in the nothern Japanese island of Hokkaido December 26, 2003. 145 brown bears, mostly born and bred in the park, are on display to educate the public and ensure the preservation of the species, the director of the park said. However, such parks have been slammed by the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) and All Life in a Viable Environment (ALIVE), a Japanese animal welfare group, for its money-making purposes, overcrowded conditions and the bears' exploitation for entertainment. Picture taken December 26, 2003. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao YN/FA