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Meet Kina & Sika – Beginning of a New Life

12/3/2017

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Text by Chiew Lin May
Photos by Azzry Dusain & Chiew Lin May
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Today they saw their rescuers. Each rescued orphan sun bear needs to cope with the traumatic loss of their mother and generally ends up in the illegal pet trade. They all have a terrible start to their young lives. Surely their memories with the forest are all gone. They have never been given the chance to experience and exhibit their natural behavior.

Kina (rescued bear-54), a one year old female, was found around the village of Malak Palak, at Kota Marudu, in the northern region of Sabah. Now named Kina after the place where she was kept (originally nicknamed “Kalong” which was given by the previous owner). Her owner claimed that Kina’s mother was crossing a road and got frightened then just ran away and left Kina behind. Kina was just a bear cub and had not even opened her eyes yet. Hence, her owner took her and kept her for more than a year. We will never know exactly what happened to Kina before she was found alone in the forest. The owner then decided to surrender her to the Sabah Wildlife Department on February 2nd, 2017. Kina arrived at BSBCC on March 1st, 2017.
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Kina is little wary!
Kina had been kept as an illegal pet for a year. She had a relatively small head compared to her body and her canines appeared small. During the arrival she weighed 12.85kg. She showed signs of malnutrition and had been poorly cared for since she was a cub. She lacked sufficient nutrients for her growth and development due to being fed inappropriate food. She was fed rice, coconut, sugar cane and Nespray (full cream milk powder).  Kina has a slender and pointy muzzle.
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A great new HOME to explore!
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Very curious, Kina!
​Upon rescue, Kina showed no fear of humans which has resulted from the habituation from the effect of being kept as an illegal pet. We are trying to wean her off close contact with humans and will introduce her to new bear friends. It was sad to see the trauma she had with the loss of her mother. She is a young energetic and playful bear full of enthusiasm. She is quickly settling into the quarantine. She is braver and accepts everything on offer. She enjoys the fun enrichment we come up with which can be seen through her love to explore around the den. Kina tries her best at demolishing dead logs to get every delicious treat out of the enrichment. However, feeding time is what she looks forward to the most. Her favourite is milk, banana, papaya, honey dew and HONEY! She will rub it over her head and body! She enjoys playing for hours with the bear ball. She tries different ways to tear, paw and roll to reach enrichment. Kina also is an expert in climbing logs by using her long and curved claws! This allows her to be happy and simply enjoy chilling as a bear!
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She is keen to explore
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Something never, ever experience before
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Free to forage, free to play
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Ripping down the Bear Ball and searching for HONEY
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She loves her toys and seems to get just as excited.
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Being on my own world !!
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She love to spend her time playing on the enrichment that are filled with yummy treats!
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She love to spend her time playing on the enrichment that are filled with yummy treats!
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She love to spend her time playing on the enrichment that are filled with yummy treats!
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She love to spend her time playing on the enrichment that are filled with yummy treats!
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She love to spend her time playing on the enrichment that are filled with yummy treats!
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Nyom Nyom Nyom!!
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Nyom Nyom Nyom!!
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Nyom Nyom Nyom!!
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Nyom Nyom Nyom!!


The youngest female sun bear at our centre, Sika (Rescued bear-55), weighed 4.8kg when she arrived at BSBCC on March 1st, 2017. She was a tiny four month old, female sun bear cub. The Sabah Wildlife Department rescued Sika on February 9th, 2017 from Kampung Sikalabaan in Pensiagan district, one of the most rural areas in Sabah. Sika is named after the place that she was rescued from. Thankfully, Sika was found by a foreigner who travelled to the village. He had visited BSBCC before. He decided to call BSBCC and asked us to rescue this bear cub. He saw that the bear cub was being kept in a chicken mesh cage as a pet and had a diet mostly of condense milk, fruits and cereal.

​​Little Sika has stolen our hearts with her beautiful blue eyes. She is developing into a lovely and playful bear cub. Sika has a good appetite. She is currently in our intensive care where she will be given a balanced diet that comprises of milk and fruit. She shows more confidence in new surroundings. Sika has an amazing ability to climb high and hang on the platform. She is developing her muscles every day. Since Sika was just rescued and is still recovering from trauma, she prefers to spend most of her time staying high up on the platform or in the hammock to seek shelter and take a siesta. Our bear care staff also teach Sika to develop her defense skills through play fighting. She will show her small, sharp claws and small, curved canines during the play fights! Sika gets her first taste of a sweet life at BSBCC. Slowly, she will develop her forest skills.
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Sika has developed mischievous and playful personality
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Gorgeous Blue Eyes
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Sika step into the den for the first time. She have never touched it before!
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Checking every meter of her new home!
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Regain her strength !!
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"Try to investigate an exciting new smell or sound with my powerful sense of smell !!"
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A sun bear's chest mark is as unique as fingerprints.
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Being an excellent climber, she try to reach out the branches!
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Showing how well she can climb to the top!
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Having my own snack
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She can enjoy a quiet nap after her meal
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She was waked up from her nap
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Sika spend time quietly working out how to get into enrichment
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Hope the day will come for me to back to where I belong- FOREST
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We will put her on proper nutritious diet, toys to play and sun on her fur!!


​These young bears are quickly settling into the new environment. They are in safe hands now and will settle in well at BSBCC quarantine for approximately 30 days. Bear care staff will focus more on enrichment and diet changes which will keep these rescued sun bears busy, active and stimulated. We will give them the care and nourishment they need and teach them all the skills necessary to fend for themselves in the wild. Both bears are building up their strength and are learning to trust their bear care takers.

That was the beginning of Kina and Sika’s new lives! This life of freedom and to put their traumatic pasts behind them is perfect for these beautiful bears. After they finish the quarantine, they will know only becoming WILD bears, sunshine, tall trees, nest building, bear-friends, treats, love and peace. Kina and Sika have many challenges ahead of them and much progress to make in order to succeed on their own in the wild. Sun bears are endangered and in risk of extinction. Please do NOT let sun bears suffer from psychological trauma and give them back the forest and mother bears they belong. Please help make a difference to help secure a future for sun bears like little Kina and Sika.
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6/4/2017 12:04:10 am

Kina and Sika are both adorable young bears. I'm really glad that you guys were able to rescue them. They must have experienced a great deal of physical and metal trauma. I really despise the illegal pet trade industry. The hunters who did this to them should've suffered the same fate as criminals. They should be placed in custody for doing this heinous crime.

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