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Sun bears are the forest farmers. The sun bears dig in the soil for small invertebrates, such as ants, termites, pill millipedes, beetle grubs and many more. While digging, they are helping to mix the soil to enhance the forest's nutrient cycle.
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The sun bears are arboreal animals! Ever wonder what is the sun bear doing in the trees? Siesta in life! May your days be filled with laughter always! "This is the kind of place we would love to spend most of our time here where we can explore, foraging, climbing favourite trees, resting, and play fight with bear pals! Please help protect our habitat!" - The smiling bear, Fulung! Text by Jenny Wong Jenn Ney Photos by Chiew Lin May & Seng Yen Wah Since the COVID-19 pandemic, Min Yi and I from the Universiti Sains Malaysia were some of the first volunteers at the BSBCC. Our volunteer programme was cut short from 8 weeks to just a little over 5 weeks (30 days). It might be a brief amount of time to achieve anything. What can you do in 30 days? You could be a bear housekeeper who cleans the bear house, sweeping up enormous bear scats so that every cute little bear can have a pleasant place to sleep for the night. You could be an engineer or architect who designs and builds some hammocks, treats or your own project, as enrichment so that every bear can have a little fun and would not feel left out in their own dens. You could be a chef who helps cutting pumpkins, sweet potatoes, watermelons and papayas into suitable shapes so that every bear can gorge themselves on their kind of Michelin-star food. You could be an expert in Bear Etiquette who knows their behaviours and biology including what to do and what not to do for their well-being. You could be a nurse who helps with the medical examination of a bear, checking their wounds, pulse, teeth, X-ray and even taking “pawprints” to monitor the general health of bears. You could be an Animal Behaviourist (which is actually my favourite!) who closely observes and monitors every single movement of bears in a controlled environment, so that the data can be used to determine if the bears can get along with one another. You could be a bookworm who immerses herself in the story of a man’s quest to save Bornean sun bears, Dr. Wong Siew Te the founder of BSBCC from the book “Saving Sun Bears” written by award-winning author Sarah Pye. Most importantly, you could be an advocate to benefit and help wildlife conservationists for Bornean sun bears, the world’s smallest bears, whose lives may be on the brink of extinction in the next decades due to poaching, illegal pet trade and deforestation.
Video by Chiew Lin May Ready to venture out into their forest! Logan and Romolina are playing in the rain! Video by Chiew Lin May Save sun bear. Save the Forest Ecosystem. The little things in bear life that give us so much joy and love. Let's learn the important ecological roles of sun bears in the forest ecosystem. Logan and Giant Forest Ants Happy Monday everyone! "Only one of the reasons I love forest home so much!"-Logan Video by Chiew Lin May Sun bears climb trees to forage for food, rest or protect themselves from predators. Ah Bui is an arboreal bear. You may wonder what is it that makes Ah Bui such a good climber? Video by Chiew Lin May Sun bear is omnivorous, curious to try and very opportunistic. You can buy a sun bear a special gift for this coming Christmas! Whether a toy to play, a pot of honey, a gunny sack for hiding the treats or a cozy hammock to take a nap at www.bsbcc.org.my Video by Chiew Lin May The omnivorous sun bear relies on primary on fruits and insects to meet its needs. Logan found a rat carcass at the forest! Cravingsss! |
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