Pickle Nicol‚ the bear adopted by Downton Abbey actress Lesley Nicol, at the farm near Nanning, in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. Photos: Red Door News Hong Kong
Pickle Nicol‚ the bear adopted by Downton Abbey actress Lesley Nicol, at the farm near Nanning, in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. Photos: Red Door News Hong Kong
Yan Shaohong, whose Nanning bear-bile farm will be converted into a sanctuary for the animals.
Yan Shaohong, whose Nanning bear-bile farm will be converted into a sanctuary for the animals.
Nicol helps a veterinary nurse conduct a health check on Pickle Nicol.
Nicol helps a veterinary nurse conduct a health check on Pickle Nicol.
A still from the video appeal for the Nanning sanctuary posted by Downton Abbey actors on the Animals Asia website.
A still from the video appeal for the Nanning sanctuary posted by Downton Abbey actors on the Animals Asia website.
Nicol and Yan with Jill Robinson and other Animals Asia staff at the Nanning farm.
Nicol and Yan with Jill Robinson and other Animals Asia staff at the Nanning farm.
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Mrs Patmore, aka Lesley Nicol, with a little help from her Downton Abbey colleagues and a converted bile farmer, is on a mission to save China's captive moon bears, writes Simon Parry

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Updated: 1:17am, 29 Jun, 2014

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Pickle Nicol‚ the bear adopted by Downton Abbey actress Lesley Nicol, at the farm near Nanning, in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. Photos: Red Door News Hong Kong
Pickle Nicol‚ the bear adopted by Downton Abbey actress Lesley Nicol, at the farm near Nanning, in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. Photos: Red Door News Hong Kong
Yan Shaohong, whose Nanning bear-bile farm will be converted into a sanctuary for the animals.
Yan Shaohong, whose Nanning bear-bile farm will be converted into a sanctuary for the animals.
Nicol helps a veterinary nurse conduct a health check on Pickle Nicol.
Nicol helps a veterinary nurse conduct a health check on Pickle Nicol.
A still from the video appeal for the Nanning sanctuary posted by Downton Abbey actors on the Animals Asia website.
A still from the video appeal for the Nanning sanctuary posted by Downton Abbey actors on the Animals Asia website.
Nicol and Yan with Jill Robinson and other Animals Asia staff at the Nanning farm.
Nicol and Yan with Jill Robinson and other Animals Asia staff at the Nanning farm.
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