BSBCC in the news (20 October 2023)
It all begins with an idea.
Daily Express ("Adopt A Sun Bear" drive)
By Anthea Peter.
Sin Chew Daily
See Hua Daily News
The Borneo Post
Borneo Bird Festival 2023
It all begins with an idea.
We are happy to be part of the 13th Borneo Bird Festival that is happening today and tomorrow (22nd Oct 2023) at the Rainforest Discovery Centre, Sepilok Sandakan. There are a lot of interesting booth exhibition and activities: such as workshops, talks, colouring contest, Bornean Bird Costume competition, Bird and Wildlife photo contests, guided Birdwatching Walk and many more.
Big thanks to everyone who came to our booth. Hopefully you guys gain more knowledge about Sun Bear and other wildlife and help us spread awareness about wildlife conservation.
Borneo Bird Festival Day 1
Borneo Bird Festival Day 2
Sun bear adoption continues for another year in Sabah
It all begins with an idea.
THE BORNEO POST
Thursday, 19th October 2023
Dr Wong (right) receiving a mock cheque from Wayne (left) as a symbolic of commitment to continue another year of adoption of a sun bear named Ah Lun, while Michele (left) as the venue provider for the Adopt A Sun Bear Charity Event 2023, looks on.
KOTA KINABALU (Oct 19): In continuation of their CSR initiative since 2022, Crack Inc. Borneo Coffee Roastery is organizing “Adopt A Sun Bear Charity Event 2023” jointly with The LUMA Hotel and the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre (BSBCC) as part of a tri-party collaborative project to save the sun bears.
Themed “Connect, Conserve, Collaborate” – the event will be held at the LUMA Hotel herr from Nov 17 to 19 2023. The fund-raising project aims to support and to increase awareness of the BSBCC’s effort in protection and conservation of sun bears. It also aims to promote local relevance in tourism and coffee culture of Sabah through The LUMA Hotel – a member of the Design Hotels and Crack Inc. Borneo Coffee Roastery – a local coffee roaster.
To get the ball rolling, Crack Inc. announced that they will take the lead to continue another year of adoption of a sun bear named Ah Lun.
In 2022’s event, the CSR project managed to sell 17 pieces of artwork produced by local artists amounting RM31,000 and brought about adoption of two sun bears.
The public is welcome to make their contributions by purchasing BSBCC merchandise or by donation in cash or online transfer.
In support of BSBCC’s commitment, Crack Inc. will launch a special blend coffee beans dedicated to BSBCC, for sale during the event; part of the proceeds of this bean will go to BSBCC.
BSBCC Chief Executive Officer and Founder Dr (Hon) Wong Siew Te said the project is instrumental in bridging the knowledge gap when it comes to sun bear conservation.
“Do what you do best to help the conservation of the environment and the wild animals in Sabah, especially the sun bear. We have the duty to protect what’s left of their remaining habitat and eliminate illegal poaching now, or else many sun bear population will become locally extinct or even regional extinct soon.
“As for The LUMA Hotel, it welcomes visitors from domestic destinations as well as around the world, and connects them to learn about the beauty of Sabah and sun bear,” he said at a press conference on Thursday.
“It will benefit the nature, the people and the economy as well, especially with nature-based tourism being a big industry in Sabah right now.
“When we all collaborate together, when we connect with each other, we can conserve our endangered species,” he added.
Also present at the press conference were Crack Inc. Executive Director Wayne Liew and The LUMA Hotel General Manager Michele Ma.
Tabika KEMAS Kg. Kiandongo Visit
It all begins with an idea.
Today, BSBCC was visited by a total of 12 children from Tabika Kemas Kg. Kiandongo, Tongod, accompanied by their teachers and parents.
Before they went to the observation platform, they were introduced to the Sun Bear and safety rules by our Environmental Education Officer – Ms. Yvonne. While on the observation platform, the children were assigned to observe the forest surroundings and see the Sun Bears roaming in the forest enclosures. We hope the students get to learn about Sun Bears and help us to spread the word!
"Conserve Sun Bear Together" at SJK(C) Tai Tong Sandakan
Big applause to all the children who participated the “Conserve Sun Bear Together” Children Day Colouring Contest which held on today 7 Oct 2023, at SJK(C) Tai Tong, Sandakan.
This meaningful event was organised by SJK(C) Tai Tong, TIMO Learning Centre, Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre; sponsored by Maha Sawit Sdn. bhd, SJK(C) Tai Tong Alumni Association’s President, Alpro Pharmacy Sandakan, GotCha Sandakan, and special thanks to Mr Jhonly Wong who initiatively make preparations for it. The aims for this event is to spread awareness - the importance of conserve our precious Sun Bears and fundraising for BSBCC.
Huge thanks to all the participants and parents, TIMO Learning Centre, SJK(C) Tai Tong, Jhonly and Alpro Pharmacy for joining our effort to conserve Sun Bears! We can’t wait to see more youngsters to get involved to wildlife conservation. Hopefully more cooperation to come in future!
Tadika KEMAS Kg. Batu Puteh, Kinabatangan visit
Today, we welcome a group visit from Tadika Kemas Kg. Batu Puteh, Kinabatangan. Despite the hot and sunny day, the students managed to complete their interactive task. They are also managed to observe a few sun bears that were exploring the forest enclosure.
SMKA Tun Sakaran Semporna Visit
Yesterday, we received a group visit from SMKA Tun Sakaran Semporna. We are honoured to receive this visit, as they came from a distant location just to experience the nature and wildlife. The group consisted of 41 students and 3 teachers.
They were given an introduction to sun bears and the BSBCC's efforts at conserving them, followed by a guided tour to the observation platform to observe the rescued sun bears in the natural forest enclosures.
We hope they had a great time here and gained new knowledge about sun bears and their habitat. Thank you!
Tabika KEMAS Kg. Cenderamata & Pulau Shanghai Visit
BSBCC received another visit from 57 pupils of Tabika KEMAS Kg. Cenderamata and Tabika KEMAS Pulau Shanghai, accompanied by their teachers and parents today.
The students were first briefed on the safety rules before to the bear observation platforms. Guided tour was also given to the group with the help of information boards alongside our centre's boardwalk.
The group seems to be very happy to be able to see sun bears in their forest enclosures and quite eager to learn about them too. Thanks again for visiting BSBCC, and hope to see you guys again!
