Sun Bear Picture

I was fortunate to have seen the Malayan sun bear as it was my first visit to the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Center or BSBCC in Sepilok Sandakan, Sabah in 2011. This was well before it was officially opened to the public.

As I toured the sun bear conservation, I was told that all the bears here are going through the rehabilitation process and will be eventually sent back to the wild. The center is also just next to the Sepilok Orang Utan Sanctuary and only opened in 2012.

The picture above is one of the bears under the sun bear rehabilitation program which is a non-profit organization headed by CEO and wildlife researcher Siew Te Wong, the main person in charge of this conservation.

In his team, there are a number of volunteers who are local and foreigners who help in this program. For more information about this endangered mammal, visit the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Center website to understand what is being done to help and protect the Malayan Sun Bear.