Volunteer with us!

"Volunteering in the Bear House has been so rewarding and it felt like everything I did had a direct impact on both the bears and the staff – from checking the fence and having the privilege to walk through the forest enclosures (which usually meant being covered in mud, climbing fences or avoiding flooded areas – all part of the fun!), to helping with providing daily supplements, the feeding walks in the lush forest, prepping all the many kilograms of food, making enrichments for the bears, cleaning the cages and being around the wonderful keepers who have helped me learn so much about BSBCC and the bears themselves. I’ve even managed to learn all the bears’ names and have improved some (still very basic) Malay! The team have been so welcoming and I will be forever grateful for the time they have spent helping me learn so much." - Lucie Muddell, British

"It’s been an absolute privilege to help look after the sun bears for the last two weeks. My excellent bear keeper buddy Nealbert has taught me so much about the bears, conservation, Sabah and all of the animals in the Bornean rainforest (thank you Neal!) The culture of the BSBCC staff and bear house is welcoming and friendly, making it easy to feel at home and to learn the new tasks. Making enrichment and seeing the bears interact with it was especially memorable. I hope that one day I can return to the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre and the beautiful surroundings once more." - Amy Louise Patience, Australian

"My first thoughts were that this place is incredible, and my thoughts were correct. Everyone working at BSBCC was amazingly friendly and helpful when it came to explaining the work we’d be doing over the coming fortnight. They then continued to be helpful and friendly when we carried out the tasks. You’re paired up with a bear keeper when working and mine, Julamih, was particularly patient when it came down to me trying to guess which bear was which. At first it was hopeless and I could only get one or two correct names, however by the end of the two weeks I reckon I could correctly name at least ten." - Henry Smith, British



​​If you are like to make a difference and have the experience of a lifetime! Please join us. Let heard our volunteer stories!!
From Passion to Action: My Sun Bear Volunteering Adventure
By Rebecca Heng Si Qi; 26 August 2023
My Volunteer Experience
By Lucie Muddell; 18 August 2023
5 Years Later
​By Amy Louise Patience; 31 March 2023
A Special Trip to BSBCC
​By Henry Smith; 30 March 2o23
From Sweden to Malaysia
By ​Jennifer Ekström; 25 February 2023
​My internship at BSBCC​
​By Jasmine Stark; 23 February 2023
A New Experience!
By Alba Nanna Ricking Simoncini; 18 February 2023
Returning to BSBCC
​By Khushalinie Kalayarasu; 16 February 2023
Volunteering at BSBCC
​By Leah December Derksen; 12 February 2023
An Incredible Opportunity
By Sarah Ilsley; 19 December 2022
Journey to Seeing All 8 Bear Species
​By Kevin Andrews; 29 November 2022
A ‘Paws’ For Thought - 2 Weeks at the BSBCC
​By Laura & Daniel Bowtell; 23 November 2022
Opportunity of a Life Time
​By Tzea Sawchuk; 19 November 2022
One of the best highlights of my year!
​By Ivy Quirinus Chong; 1 September 2022
She had me at hello!
​By Sarah Lourdes; 26 August 2022
Helping the Smallest Bear Species!
By Sarah Nabilah Hamdan; 06 August 2022
Volunteering at BSBCC
By Ooi Xun Heng; 22 July 2022
Avril’s Little Adventure in BSBCC
By Avril Lim Shu Ting; 22 June 2022
WHY BSBCC?
By Muhammad Farid Imran b Muhammad Rafidi; 13 May 2022
My internship experience at BSBCC
​By Muhammad Faiz b Mohd Fikri; 30th April 2022
2 Weeks With The World's Smallest (And Cutest) Bear!
By Sufiah Umaira' bt Noor Kamal Azlin; 24th April 2022
A Beary Good Time With BSBCC
By Fairuz Hafizah bt Md Yusoff; 21st April 2022
POV: A BSBCC Intern
​By Anastasia Ting Jia Lei, 9th March 2022
Keeping Things in Balance
​By Koh Jieh Long, 13rd February 2022
One Month Was Never Going to Be Enough
​By Logananthini A/P Solayappan, 26th January 2022
Crystal's Volunteer Story
​By Ng Wei Ling, 28th December 2021
10 Weeks of Memorable Moments
​By Poon Siau Hui, 8th October 2021
Funternship in BSBCC
​By Mohammad Naqiuddin bin Alipudin, 31st July 2021
A Story that Every Malaysian Should Tell
​By Lee Min Yi, 22th October 2020
What Can You Do in 30 days?​
By Jenny Wong Jenn Ney, 17th October 2020
Two weeks Training Program
​By Jerome Visperas Esteva, 15th September 2020
Rebecca and The Bears​
​By Rebecca Kimlaw, 28th August 2020
Weeks with Bears
By Nurul Haslinda binti Abdul Kahar, 25th August 2020
Valuable Times at BSBCC
By Vincent Chin Yung Fook , 25th June 2020
A Short Yet Interesting Journey
By Gillian Gabriel , 15th June 2020
Most Rewarding Internship Ever!
By Ezi Nurayu binti Abd. Wahab , 05th June 2020
Volunteering at Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre
By Olivia Nord , 01 st June 2020
Volunteering at BSBCC
By Niklas Wellerfors , 24th May 2020
An Experience of Lifetime
By Hafsa Mohamed Ahmed, 22nd May 2020
Volunteer with BSBCC
By Muhammad Khoirul Afandi, Malaysian, 18th May 2020
2 Weeks in the Bear House: Fun Work that makes a Difference 
By Cameron Watson , British, 06th April 2020
Bringing The World To The Bears
​​By Mae Elliessa Shaifubahrim , Malaysian, 29th March 2020
Saving Sun Bears
By Astrid Mofjell , Sweden, 24th March 2020
5 Swedes in Borneo
By Ludwig Gassner , Sweden, 16th March 2020
Do it for The Bears
​​By Tindra Spennare Jacobssen, Sweden, 11th March 2020
I’d rather work than be on holiday
​​By Josefin S., Sweden, 08th March 2020
Small Things Make a Big Difference
​​By Eva Wiktoria Wikström, Sweden, 29th February 2020
Vacation or volunteering?
​By Kiara Rose Jasmin Villacrez, Sweden, 27th February 2020
A Week of Bears
By Eileen Nyeow @ Yau Yee Ling, Malaysian, 18th February 2020
Bearing Through It All 
By Grace Cheong Wei Yen, Malaysian, 29th January 2020
A Beary Precious Experience
By Angeline Ngu Hong Huong, 28th January 2020
There’s always a first time for everything!​
By Nursyahidah Binti Hassim, 14th January 2020
My First Volunteer Programme
By Kam Kai Cheng, 10th January 2020
One Step Closer To Nature
By Ng Jie Min, 9th January 2020
​Learning with The Bear
By Ng Xin Hao, 7th January 2020
A Renewed Respect for Widlife Warriors
​By Lok Yen Chi, 5th January 2020
Back for the Bears
​By Amanda Wilson, 12th December 2019
Bearful Experience Blog Part 3
​By Alicia Paula Magilin Paul, 19th November 2019
Second Time Around
​By Nithisha Nair, 13th November 2019
Think for sun bears, Act for sun bears!​
​By Mayuko Takeda, 4th October 2019
Protecting Rescued Bears
​By Oona Lily Mcginty, 2nd October 2019
Bear In Mind, We Do It For The Bears
​By ​Anna Martinsen, 30th September 2019
Aboriginal Adventure Time :)
​By Sajidah Khadijah Meor Mohammad Fared, 28th September 2019
My Borneo Adventure
​By Jens Söderlund, 26th September 2019
A Beary Memorable 10 Weeks of Internship
​By Laurelle Cassandra Rooney, 24th September 2019
A Little Journey at BSBCC​
​By Chen Mu-Xuan, 22nd September 2019
Some Days Stay Gold Forever
​By ​Khairunnisa binti Mohd Faisal, 15th September 2019
Lydia Wheelers Wild Borneo Adventure​
​By Lydia Bryony Wheeler, 10th September 2019
Volunteering Experience
​6th September 2019
​An Unforgettable Three Weeks
By Lim Hui Wen, 31st August 2019
Sun Bears Are Worth All The Bugs
​By ​Megan Katie Noblett, 28th August 2019
It’s All About The Food!
​By Michael Bohne & Jana Grunwald, 23rd August 2019
Freedom is The Goal!
​By Manuel Baumgartner and Sophie Baumgartner, 14th August 2019
Two Weeks of Endless Sun!
​By Celeste Kara Lequigan Chalk, 29th July 2019
My Sun Bear Adventure​
​​​By Priya Colville, 10th July 2019
​Always In Thoughts, The ’10 Weeks’ !!
​​​By Umadevi A/P Murrty, 3rd July 2019
Home Away From Home
​​By Nithisha Nair, 26th June 2019
A Beary Good Time at BSBCC
​By Vivian Lee Ker Chuon, 18th June 2019
All for the Bears!​
By Mandy Lee, 25th May 2019
My Volunteer Experience At BSBCC​
By Milla Milanovic, 19th May 2019
5 Weeks I Will Never Forget
By Nathaly Velarde, 1st May 2019
激動の２週間 The Tumultuous Two Weeks
By Shuma Noda, 24th April 2019
05/03 – 20/03 2019, My 3rd year of volunteering at the BSBCC
​By Peter Lowe, 17th April 2019
Beautiful Bears in Borneo!
By Jane Leonora Kostelnyk, 11th April 2019
在婆羅洲的14天─與馬來熊和島上所有生物的美好相遇​
By Chen Fang 陳昉 , 19th March 2019
Jovial Moments at BSBCC
By Emily Tan Yu En, 19th March 2019
My 10 Weeks of Laughs And Tears
​​By Susantie Saliman, 14th November 2018
A Humbling Experience
​By Amanda Wilson, 4th November 2018
Dancing with the Bears
By Ummu ‘Atiyyah Mohamed Talhah, 1st November 2018
Natural and Cultural Explore in Sabah​
​By Chung Chyi Wei, 10th October 2018
Sun Bears and Sunshine in Borneo
​By Tara Sofia Jadwani-Bungar , 3rd October 2018
A Small Pace to Begin
​By Ng Kang Yew, 7th September 2018
Humanity is their only hope. Helps my friend in shelter.
​By Nabilah Hidayah Binti Misnen, 10th August 2018
There Won’t Be Another Experience Just Like This
​By Jessamine Thong Jiah Kher, 3rd August 2018
BSBCC From The Tallest Guy Perspective​
​By Jonas Bolin, 26th July 2018
My First Time in Borneo, But Not The Last
By Sofia Lundegårdh, 6th July 2018
How To Use Enrichment
By Yu Endo, 27th June 2018
Bearful Experience Blog
By Alicia Paula Magilin, 18th May 2018
Reasons to be Cheerful
By Peter Lowe, 30th April 2018
Learning Outside of Classrooms
​By Timothy Ng Cheuk Fung, 22nd Mar 2018
Bearing Up in BSBCC
By Olivia Carleen Phoon, 17th March 2018
An Internship Out of The Ordinary
By Emma Pettersson, 25th February 2018​​
My Amazing Volunteer Experience
By Sara Boberg, 20th February 2018​​
My Bornean Adventure
By Eva Muir, 06th January 2018​​
Husbandry Work of Sun Bears in Captivity
By Woo Chee Yoong, 02nd December 2017​​​
A Beary Awe-Inspiring Place
By Nur Athirah Binti Asrif, 01st October 2017​​​
No Dream is Too Big and No Dreamer is Too Small
By Batrisyia Binti Teepol, 26th September 2017​​​
Work That Doesn’t Feel Like Work! My Internship Experience at the BSBCC!
By ​Alex O’Keefe, 17th September 2017​​​
2 Amazing Weeks in BSBCC
By ​Kimberly Louise Tam, 14th September 2017​​
My Time in Borneo
​By ​Shannon Samuel, 09th September 2017​
My One Month in A Forest
​By Darren Sia Hwei Hung, 22nd August 2017
Little Me, Little Bears and A Big World
​By Ng Li Shuen, 8th August 2017
Unforgettable 2 weeks at the BSBCC
​By Chantal Jeffrey, 11st July 2017
Taking Baby Steps in BSBCC
​By Ong Yu Qi, 8th June 2017
My Time Learning About The Bear Necessities of Life
​By Shauna Tay, 8th May 2017
A Very Bear-gembira Experience
​By Charina Pria, 27th April 2017
Travel With A Purpose
​By Barbara Katsifolis, 29th March 2017
Monika's Volunteer Experience
​By Monika Lapka, 16th March 2017
My Volunteering with APE Malaysia at the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre February 2017
​By Peter Lowe, 10th March 2017
Back to the Forest
​By Lam Jia Ern, 23rd January 2017
Make a life by what we give
​By Thong Wai Keen, 21st November 2016
Unforgetful Memories with Sun Bears
By Fetysella Olyndra Juli, 12nd September 2016
2 weeks of Incredible Voluntary Experience, Definitely Unforgettable
By Khushalinie Kalayarasu, 31st August 2016​​
168 memorable days in BSBCC
​By Seng Yen Wah, 30th August 2016​
My time at BSBCC
​By Estee Lim Siew Teow, 23rd August 2016​
2 Weeks Volunteer, A Precious Moment with Sun Bears (18 July - 01 August 2016)
​By Veronica Loh, 4th August 2016
The Bare Necessities about Bornean Bears
By Jessica Prestage, 21st July 2016
2 weeks in BSBCC
​​​​​​​By Jacquelyn Jepiuh , 20th July 2016
The Bear Necessities
​​​​​​By Lee Jia Wei , 17th July 2016
Honey Month with The Honey Bears
​​​​​​By Wong Chung Li , 8th July 2016
Thank You BSBCC
​​​​​​By Christine Anne , 3rd July 2016
Helping Lawa be Wild Again
​​​​​​By Brad Josephs, 16th June 2016
Volunteering in BSBCC - An experience of a lifetime
​​​​​​By Tammy Tan Kar Yee, 31st May 2016
My Volunteering Experience
​​​​​By ​Viktoria Forstén, 24th May 2016
Fortnight in the Forest
​​​​By Nicola Chin, 9th April 2016
Volunteer Period  
​​​​By Julia Riverstal, 3rd April 2016
Memorable 5 weeks at the BSBCC
​​​By Emelie Siippainen, 2nd April 2016
Time to make a difference
​​​By Shannon Samuel, 9th March 2016
Bearing Witness to Life Behind the Scenes
​​By Lam Jia Ern, 19th February 2016
Memorable 14 Days
​By Shirley Soh, 18th February 2016
14-days with amazing people and sun bears
​By Naziah binti Muntil , 18th February 2016

Awesome Life Experience during Internship in BSBCC
​By Koo Wei Chee, 29th January 2016


​21 days to remember​
​By Myles Paul Storey, 27th December 2015​
13 weeks with BSBCC family​
​By Bellinda Ramond , 10th October 2015​​​​​
Unforgettable Memories at BSBCC
​By Leonardo Jainih , 23rd September 2015​​​​​
Bamboo building and bears
​By Jenny Cantlay, 21st September 2015​​​​​
Great Experience at BSBCC
​By Kelvin Chee Hon Yong, 13th September 2015​​​​
​Enrichment project – Termite breeding
​By  Chee Hon Yong, 6th September 2015​​​​
It’s Always Sunny In Sandakan (with the sun bears!)
​By Claire Buckingham ​, 04th August 2015​​​​
Helping a Species in Need
By Warren Timms  ​, 23rd July 2015​​​​
​Five Years and Thirty-five Bears  
By Joanna Buckingham  ​, 16th July 2015​​​
Helping the little bears of Borneo
​By Marie Nikas ​, 16th July 2015​​​
Every picture tells a story!
By Maryam Nashrah Binti Ahmad​,10th June 2015​​​
How Time Flies
By Zalifah Husna Ali​, 06th June 2015​​
A Precious Journey At BSBCC​
By Ain Adlina ​, 02nd June 2015​
​​​Work Hard, Play Hard
By Garnette Nawin ​ , 30th May 2015​
‘The road to BSBCC’ or ‘trip of a lifetime’
​By Rica Marcus ​ , 28th April 2015​
YOU ARE PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER​
​By Fatin Amirah binti Ahmad Anuar , 29th March 2015​
Fun times at BSBCC!​
​By ​Emma Hambleton , 27th February 2015
The Best Sun Bear Conservation Crew and an incredible experience
​By Caitlyn Turner, 17th February 2015​
​The Experience of a Life Time!
​By Hayley Beck, 14th February 2015​
​Second Time Around
​By Amanda Shia, 13th February 2015​
Date with Sun Bears
By See Toh Yee Nin on 27th January 2015
A CLOSER LOOK INTO SUN BEAR
By Chew Ying Yi on 25th January 2015
BSBCC: Good Times, Good Vibes.
By Ema Arzairima binti Ariffin on 24th January 2015
​My Experience at Bornean Sun Bears Conservation Centre
By Lavinia Spimpolo on 20th January 2015
Life's always sunny with the Sun Bears
​By Ryan Pyne on 19th January 2015
Borneo’s Best Kept Secret
By Naomi Clark Shen and Mike Shen on 14th January 2015
​​​My Confession about the Confession Bear
By Hng Lee Ying on 16th December 2014
Sandakan Adventure start with BSBCC‏
​​By Wong Wai Ying on 2nd November 2014
Adventures with Sun Bears: Volunteering at Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre
​By Jenny Slater on 6th September 2014
Georgie's Experience
​By Georgie Kaye on 12th July 2014
This is Sim's story
​By Chooi Ying Sim on 26th June 2014
6 weeks Voluntary Work at the BSBCC 
By Jaike Bijleveld on 20th June 2014
Bears Are Better
By Simone Steinfurth on 11th May 2014
​Bee Yin and the Honey Bears!
​By Ng Bee Yin on 21st April 2014
Jumpa Lagi Borneo!!
By Risa Arimoto (有本リサ) on 15th March 2014
​BSBCC Volunteer Blog 
By Tom Shaw on 19th January 2014
Fulung Means Forest: Our Time with Sun Bears 
By Amy Gotliffe on 03rd January 2014
My Life with Sun Bears
By Alla  Shapiro on 20th December 2013
One month reflection of volunteer work with BSBCC
​By Matthew Vaughan on 18th December 2014
​Volunteering - Open Arms of BSBCC
​By Amanda Shia, 21st April 2013
My Decision and My First Impression of Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre (BSBCC)
By Tanja Andersen, 01st December 2013

New playground at BSBCC forest enclosure!
By Gloria Ganang, 08th September 2012

7 days with Oakland Zoo Volunteers
By Gloria Ganang,25th July 2012

An Eventful Stay with Alpha 4! 
​By Kate, 14th July 2012

A volunteer's diary - 2 weeks in BSBCC (part 2)

By Hiu Yeat Har, 18th March 2012

​A volunteer's diary - 2 weeks in BSBCC

By Hiu Yeat Har, 18th March 2012

A sun bear connection

 By Alexander Montana Sethi, 29th September 2011 

​A Day in the Life of a Sun Bear Volunteer

 By Amy Scott, 21st September 2011 

The joy of working in the forest- The volunteer's diary

Text by Roshan Guharajan and Vennesa Venda, 15th July 2011
​A volunteer's story at BSBCC
​By Marianne Sim, 25th June 2011
​My Adventure in Sabah with Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Center
By Maria Trenary​, 21st June 2010
Volunteer's Diary: 3 weeks with the sun bears
​By Amanda Tan​, 14th June 2010
Volunteer's Dairy: A conclusion​
​By Mark Rusli​, 13th June 2010
Volunteer's Diary: Suria's swing
​By Mark Rusli​, 11th June 2010
Volunteer's Diary: enhanced enrichments
By SayLin Ong​, 10th June 2010​​​

Volunteer's Diary: enrichment and natural behaviour
​By Mark Rusli​, 9th June 2010​
Volunteer's Diary: Coconuts!
By Mark Rusli​, 07th June 2010​
Volunteer's Diary: Numbered Days!
By Mark Rusli​, 07th June 2010​
Volunteer's Diary: The trouble with hotwires - Ah Chong's story
​By Mark Rusli​, 02th June 2010​
Volunteer's Diary: more enrichment for sun bears
By Mark Rusli​, 31st May 2010
Volunteer's Diary: Enrichment!
By Mark Rusli​, 30th May 2010​
Are you ready to help?
By SayLin Ong​, 28th May 2010​​
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Volunteer's Diary: Sandakan, Borneo: Day 8
By SayLin Ong​, 27th May 2010​
Volunteer's Diary: Sandakan, Borneo: Day 6 & 7
By SayLin Ong​, 25th May 2010​​
Volunteer's Diary: Sandakan, Borneo: Day 5
By SayLin Ong​, 24th May 2010​​​
Volunteer's Diary: Sandakan, Borneo: Day 4
By SayLin Ong​, 23th May 2010​​​​
Volunteer's Diary: Sandakan, Borneo: Day 3
By SayLin Ong​, 23rd May 2010​​​​​
Sandakan, Borneo: Day 2
By SayLin Ong​, 22nd May 2010​​​​​​
Volunteers' Diary
By SayLin Ong​, 22nd May 2010​​​​​​​
“I am in Borneo!”
By Jocelyn Stokes​, 15 October 2009