Photos by Tee Thye Lim & Chiew Lin May
BSBCC provides care and a second chance for the rescued sun bears to live in the forest by accessing the natural forest enclosure. In the past few months, one of the BSBCC forest enclosure (Pen D) has been temporarily closed for upgrading. We have built a new pool, and have planted new plants in the forest enclosure to keep the bears happy and stimulated. Besides that, there was one part of the area that had been damaged by our active young sun bears, causing exposure of tree roots which would eventually cause the tree to die. So we have built a concrete retaining wall in the forest enclosure to stop erosion and to prevent the large tree from collapsing.
Forest enclosure (Pen D) for rescued bears, showing a retaining wall and new poo
Forest enclosure (Pen D) for rescued bears, showing a retaining wall and new po
On May 17th 2015, the construction of the forest enclosure was finally done. The six adult bears (one male and five females) group including Fulung, Bongkud, Ah Bui, Mary, Debbie and Damai explored their new surroundings. As expected, it took a while for the bears to venture, but after a few sniffs and a scan through the forest enclosure they became more curious and confident.
In the tropical climate of Borneo, the pool allows the rescued bears to cool down their body. They are free to swim, play, wrestle, and splash in their new pool! Thanks to the generous Buildtech for helping us construct the retaining wall and new pool for the rescued bears.
Look at them now, digging for grubs, climbing trees, playing together, explore the pool and learning how to be just like a wild bear!!
They happily settling into new encironment
Tapping and exploring the new pool
Fulung is make sure the new concrete retaining wall is safe to use
Ah Bui wondering where is the previous big hole gone?
They are adventurous and attempt to climb trees
They are adventurous and attempt to climb trees
They love digging dead wood in search of insects to keep them busy all the tim
Enjoy sunbathing too!
After the tummy is full, it is time for napping
The bears have much better care with to keep them happy and stimulated!
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