2nd International Symposium on Sun Bear Conservation & Management

Finally a ray HOPE for sun bear!!
The 2nd International Symposium on Sun Bear Conservation & Management is held from 25th to 26th September 2019 that saw over 80 delegates from different range countries consisted of government, NGOs, industry representatives,conservation managers and field researchers joining together in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.
The symposium was hosted by Sabah Wildlife Department, Danau Girang Field Centre and Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre. Thank you to everyone who presented, attended and helped out to make this symposium a resounding success with the ultimate goal to implement Global Status Review and Sun Bear Conservation Action Plan 2019-2029 and ensure that sun bears would be protected against extinction.

Group photo with Assistant Minister of Tourism , Culture and Environment Sabah, YB Assaffal P.Alian (second left), Director of Sabah Widlilfe Department, Mr Augustine Tuuga and Senior Asistant Chief Conservator of Forest, Sabah Forestry Department, Mr. Indra Sunjoto

Over 80 delegates from different range countries consisted of government, NGOs, industry representatives,conservation managers and field researchers joining together to save sun bears.

Welcome speech by Director of Sabah Wildlife Department - Mr Augustine Tuuga

An updated on the status of sun bears in Sabah by Dr. Wong Siew Te, Founder & CEO of Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre

Opening speech by YB Assaffal P.Alian, Assistant Minister of Tourism , Culture and Environment Sabah.

Matt Hunt, CEO Free the Bears With title of: Conservation Update from Sun Bear Range Countries

Heidi Quine, Bear and Vet Team Director Vietnam, Animals Asia With title of: Protecting bears in Vietnam: understanding attitudes and perceptions

Pattarawan Phumpanna, Chief Veterinarian Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand With title of: -A regional status report on sun bears in Thailand

Lorenzo Gaffi, Sunbear Project Manager With title of: Promoting Sun Bear Conservation in Myanmar through research, community engagement, capacity building ad nwareness raising at national level

Dr.Janmejay Setty, Assistant Professor Amity University With title of: Mapping the decadal trend and predicting drift of Malayan sun bear population in North East India

Lesley Small from Sumatran Sun Bear Team With title of: Introducing the Sumatran Sun Bear Team

Sherene Lai Wai Ling, Post-graduate student from Sunway University With title of: Complete Mitochondrial Genome and Mitochondrial Markers Reveals Devergence of Sun Bears (Helarctos malayanus) in Malaysia

Mohammad Kamaruddin Zainul Abidin, PhD student from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia With title of: Current Status of Malayan Sun Bear in Peninsular Malaysia: An Overview See Translation

Tee Thye Lim, Operation Executive BSBCC With title of: Non-Invasive methods for estimating the population size of sun bears in Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Sabah

Thank you to everyone who presented, attended and helped out to make this symposium a resounding success with the ultimate goal to implement Global Status Review and Sun Bear Conservation Action Plan 2019-2029 and ensure that sun bears would be protected against extinction

Kanitha Krishnasamy, Director TRAFFIC Southeast Asia With title of: Overview of the bear trade in Asia

Address and create solutions for the problems faced by sun bears with lots of knowledge and idea sharing by all.

Open Forum: Sun Bear Poaching and Trade Facilitators by Professor Benoit Goosens and Kanitha Krishnasamy

Tee Thye Lim, BSBCC Operation Executive With Title of: Sun Bear Release and Monitoring in Sabah

Forum: Sun Bear Relase, Translocation and Monitoring Facilitators by Wong Siew Te and Tee Thye Lim

Forum: Sun Bear Captive Breeding Facilitators by Miriam Kunde and Yeoh Boon Nie

Forum: 1) The Implementation of the Global Status Review and Conservation Action Plan 2) Ex-situ Research Prioritisation By Brian Crudge

Forum: Sun Bear Action Plan 2020-2029 for Sabah Facilitators by Wong Siew Te, Benoit Goossens and Miriam Kunde

Presenting token appreaciation to all Symposium speakers.