Diana Meets Fun-Loving Youngster Friends
Diana was kept in a concrete floor cage and was displayed to the public at View Top Resort, Tawau, on the South East coast of Sabah, for about ten years. She was rescued by Sabah Wildlife Department on the 31st of July 2013, and was then brought to the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre (BSBCC) on the 10th of March, 2014. Upon arrival, she was in a bad condition with existing open wounds on the right maxillary area and had unhealthy gums due to fighting with another male, adult sun bear as they were both kept together in a cage. We will never know what happened to her mother, but this can illustrate how vulnerable wild sun bears are to threats from poachers. Stolen from life in the forest, Diana will never be taught by her mother how to survive in the wild.
This year we still continue to fight the battle to rescue illegal pet trade victims in Sabah. Due to the dens in our bear houses and quarantine being full, our team has decided to let Diana meet with two lovely young female bears, Sika and Kina, in quarantine.
Diana still cannot figure out how Sika and Kina get up to the sleeping platform, but she will just sit and look around the outside where she enjoys the smell of freedom.
Sika and Kina are particularly fond of destroying enrichment toys first.
They would have learnt the forest skills they need to survive in the wild.
Sika’s is in the hammock
Kina takes naps on random platform
They are having a great time together
They are learning how to trust and to ensure they have all that they deserve!
It is a pleasure to see that Diana has grown close to the fun-loving youngsters, Sika and Kina.
Our sun bears are rescued and undergo rehabilitation at our centre. They have suffered some physical disabilities or psychological trauma from their time kept in captivity. Through this integration, life is getting better for these bears that have lived with pain and trauma for so long. For Diana, single enrichment and the company of new friends can make her day.
