Visit from Baptist Church Kindergarten, Sandakan, and SK Batu 6 ½ Segama, Lahad Datu

Today, we were visited by two school groups from Baptist Church Kindergarten, Sandakan, and SK Batu 6 ½ Segama, Lahad Datu.

The groups were taken on a tour of the area, including the gallery, platforms, and the souvenir shop. The students were fascinated to see the sun bears for the first time and also spotted a pit viper resting on a tree. The activities included marking any animals, insects, or plants they observed around the observation platforms and filling in the blanks regarding bear anatomy and behavior. Everyone did an amazing job fulfilling their tasks.

Thank you for visiting us and we hope the students learned a lot about sun bears today. See you again next time!

Kembara Merdeka Exhibition 2024 Institut Perhutanan Sabah (IPS) Hall, Telupid

We participated in two consecutive exhibitions in two days at Telupid and a secondary school, SMK Taman Fajar, Sandakan on the 21st and 22nd August 2024.

The first one, the Kembara Merdeka Exhibition 2024 was held at Institut Perhutanan Sabah (IPS) Hall, Telupid. Few departments and NGOs were invited to set exhibition booths as the public were visiting the event for the whole day. The event was intended to become a stop point for the convoy of the ‘Kembara Merdeka Jalur Gemilang 2024’ heading to westward toward Ranau and was officiated by YBhg. Datuk Dr. Jonnybone J. Kurum, the State Hall Assembly Member of N.47 Telupid, Sabah.

The second exhibition was the Curriculum Fair at SMK Taman Fajar, Sandakan. BSBCC was invited to give a brief talk (plus quizzes) about the sun bear, conservation and nature, which is included in Science subject in the national syllabus. The programme was started with students were asked to imitate bear movement such as sniffing the scent, climbing trees and bear play-fighting. They also grabbed the chance to visit our exhibition booth.

Thank you to both Jabatan Penerangan Malaysia and SMK Taman Fajar for the invitations.

17th & 18th of August 2024 - International Orangutan Day 2024

On August 17th to August 18th, 2024, the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre (SOURC) held a two-day awareness program in honor of International Orangutan Day. This event featured a wide range of interactive activities, such as educational booth exhibitions, Pongo Explorace, visit to the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre (SOURC), Coloring Competition, Fun Walk, and lucky draws. Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Center (BSBCC) was invited in the event to raise public awareness of  the Sun bear and forest conservation through engaging in fun educational activities including environmental board games and coloring of drawing pages and mask shaped Sun bear and Orangutan.

Pusat Tuisyen Cerdik Minda visit

Thank you to Pusat Tuisyen Cerdik Minda for visiting us! The children enjoyed seeing the sun bears in the forest enclosure for the first time and learning about them. We hope you guys had a great time and learned about sun bears. Thank you, and see you again!