Text by Gloria Ganang and photo by Tee Thye Lim
The BSBCC is on its way to construct its second bear house that will be able to occupy 16 bears. This new bear house will be surrounded by a 1.21 ha forest enclosure. However, some parts of the forest enclosure are swampy and have no trees for the bears to climb. How do we make use of the space? With the help of ideas from Arkitrek and hard work by the Raleigh International volunteers, our future enclosure is now equipped with a playground for the bears.
Check out these pictures!
Hanging bridge made out of reclaimed wood materials and fire hose
Making use of old tyres to walk on muddy ground
Now everyone can climb!
Perfect spot for sunbathing!
The Raleigh volunteer group who finalized the structures. You guys are awesome!
AMAZING!
The Raleigh International volunteers came from all over the world and gathered at this tropical island of Borneo to work on projects as this one. They worked with heavy tools and materials, tolerated with unpredictable weather, had countless leach bites under their socks and went back to their camp site muddy and tired everyday. However, they have done it for a good cause, which is to provided the bears with additional activities in the enclosure. These structures can be utilized in many ways to enrich the bears. We are sure that any bear would instantly check out the structures as soon as they find it. Perhaps the roaming orang utan and macaques will do as well..or any of the BSBCC staff!
Million thanks from the BSBCC team to the volunteers! We hope you enjoyed working with us!
We would also like to thank Ian Hall, founder of Arkitrek who made this project possible. Not forgetting Arkitrek intern, Adam Brown for your dedication to guide the volunteers all the way until the end of this project.
Bear hugs to everybody!
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