Sun bear is a forgotten bear species. They are the least known bear and one of the least known large mammals in Southeast Asia until recently. I hope this blog can enlighten readers and open up discussions on how we could help this unfortunate but yet magnificent animal that we call “sun bear".
4/4/2019 On 2nd and 3rd of April 2019, BSBCC was invited by the Sabah Wildlife Department to join the 15th Meeting of The Asean Working Group on The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora and Wildlife Enforcement (15th SWG CITES-WE) exhibition at Hotel Four Points, Sandakan. Today, 4th of April 2019, BSBCC was honored to welcome the visit by the delegates. During the visit, short briefings and guided tour were delivered by our founder Dr. Wong Siew Te; the delegates enjoyed a good sharing session while went up to the BSBCC viewing platforms to observe the rescued Sun Bears in the forest enclosure. Thank you for visiting us and we hope that the visit can help us to promote BSBCC. Let's save the endangered species together!
1/4/2019 Yesterday on the 31st of March 2019 marked another achievement for Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre (BSBCC) and Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), Faculty of Sustainable Agriculture, Sandakan Campus as both parties successfully organized a programme called as Sun Bear Ambassador Search. The programme aimed to raise awareness among the students and also the public members who join a charity run called as Aloha Run, which was simultaneously launched with the first programme. The programme itself actually started on the 30th of March, in which the 10 ambassador candidates visited BSBCC to gather information about the sun bear, the centre itself and the conservation effort done. The participants then involved in the Eco Wear competitions, Q&A session to gauge their knowledge about the sun bear and its conservation and also poster presentation. This programme also became the first appearance of the Politechnic Sun Bear Ambassadors (Yes, BSBCC got ambassadors from two different institutes!), featuring Mr Elton and Mr. Logavendra assisting the staffs at the exhibition, which was also participated by Sabah Wildlife Department (SWD), HUTAN-Kinabatangan Orangutan Conservation Programme (HUTAN-KOCP) and Tropical Rainforest Conservation and Research Centre (TRCRC). Ultimately, despite of the challenges we faced, we can always believe there will be a bright future for the sun bear and the wildlife in general as we continuously educate and attract people to join us to love, adore, and conserve them.
BSBCC was honored to welcome the visit from Primary Industries Minister YB Teresa Kok Suh Sim and her delegates, which also includes representatives from different agencies (MPOCC and MPOB), Sabah State Government, media and documentary team. During the visit, short briefings and guided tour were delivered by Gloria Ganang, Audrey Wong, and Tee Thye Lim. All of the delegates enjoyed the good weather with good sharing session while went up to the BSBCC’s viewing platforms to observe the sun bears in their forest enclosure. We are deeply grateful for the visit and the donation given to the Centre.
