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The Sun Bear Voice Nov/Dec 2016 Vol.3, No.6

STAFF ACHIEVEMENT

BSBCC FOUNDER AND CEO RECEIVES USC HONORARY

DOCTORATE

O n the 29th September 2016, Dr. Wong

Siew Te Founder and CEO at Bornean

Sun Bear Conservation Centre received the

Honorary Doctorate award at University

of the Sunshine Coast (USC) graduation

ceremony.

Wong studied wildlife biology at

University of Montana and spends most of

his time in Southeast Asia doing research

and conservation work to raise awareness of

threatened species. In 2008, he founded

Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre

(BSBCC) in Sandakan, Sabah.

Dr. Wong Siew Te has been conferred the

USC Honorary Doctorate because of his

passion and countless efforts towards

wildlife conservation, which contributed

outstanding services in his conservation

work. Dr. Wong said USC students had

played an important role in BSBCC

achievements. We hope that the partnership

between USC and BSBCC can continue to

benefit both institutions.

Inside this issue:

Staff Achievement

Bear Story

Educational Activities

Volunteers & Interns

Volunteer stories

BSBCC Adoption Programme

BSBCC in the News

Bear Shop

Donors and Contributors

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BSBCC Founder and CEO, Wong Siew Te received his Honorary Doctorate award during the USC graduation ceremony.

The Sun Bear Voice Nov/Dec 2016 vol.3, no.6 2

Noah, a five months old male sun bear was

sent to the Bornean Sun Bear

Conservation Centre (BSBCC) by Sabah

Wildlife Department (SWD) and was marked

as Rescue-52 for BSBCC. Noah was handed

over to SWD from Nabawan, southern part of

Sabah. He was found roaming alone near the

villager‟s orchard without his mother beside

him. At first the villagers thought it was a

puppy, but after a closer peek they found out

it was a sun bear cub.

On the 10th September 2016, Dr. Symphorosa

Sipangkui, veterinarian from SWD,

transported Noah to BSBCC, Sepilok, at 12.30

pm, he weighed 8.6kg. Dr. Pakeeyaraj

Nagalingam, vet from the Wildlife Rescue Unit

(WRU) of SWD performed a general health

check on Noah along with the BSBCC team.

This included an assessment of his overall

health including potential sickness,

functionality of internal organs and his

physical condition.

During the health check, it was found that

Noah‟s four milk canines had been crushed

off. We suspected this was because his

previous owner have the intention to further

keep him as a pet. This is common with

captive sun bears to prevent them from

causing injuries and to make them easy to

handle. Their small size and cuddly

appearance makes the sun bears key assets

in the illegal pet trade. As a Pet, Noah

suffered from loneliness, rotting teeth,

and malnutrition due to his improper

diet and lack of care. Little Noah nearly lost

everything–just because someone was

greedy.

During rescue operations, it is common to

hear that the sun bears were held captive

because they were abandoned by their

mothers or found roaming alone. But

Noah's history remains unknown.

There is a high possibility that Noah‟s

mother was poached and sold for bear

parts, most commonly used in traditional

medicines. Naturally, sun bear cubs stay

with their mothers till at least two or three

years old in order to learn key survival

skills. Sun bears are listed as a totally

protected species in Sabah Wildlife

Conservation Enactment 1997. In Malaysia,

offenders can be jailed up to 10 years and

fined up to RM250,000.

BEAR STORY

MEET NOAH—THERE IS STILL HOPE !!

Noah, one of our newest orphan arrivals at BSBCC.

Dr. Pakee performing a health check on Noah.

Noah’s dental condition (four milk canines had been crushed off).

Now, Noah will go through quarantine and

will receive round the clock care from

BSBCC‟s bear care unit. Thankfully, Noah

was rescued and gets a second chance in

life. We hope he will gain strength and be

able to be released back to the rainforest of

Borneo. Noah is responding well to

his treatment. He has been receiving

a proper diet and has a big appetite which

has increased his body weight. He absolutely

loves milk, bananas, papaya and

honey and usually eats them all at a

time. Noah spends hours trying his best to

get every drop of delicious honey out of the

enrichment logs.

As soon as he smells the food, he will quickly

descend to find it. He will get involved in

various types of enrichment to strengthen

his muscles and senses. He is also

mischievous and enjoys to wrestle with his

care taker. Noah continues to be as playful

as ever!!

One of the BSBCC's missions is to give

rescued bears lifelong loving care. We

introduce bears into their natural habitat. A

big thanks to the Sabah Wildlife Department

who rescued and brought Noah to BSBCC.

We will provide the best care possible through

the rehabilitation process, so someday he can

return to the wild. After completing the

quarantine phase, Noah will embark on his

new life. Little Noah will follow a process

of gradual adaptation in the forest till

he becomes an independent wild bear, then

he will get this chance to return to the forest

home he was once stolen from. We will take

all appropriate steps to ensure that Noah

makes a smooth transition into life as a wild

sun bear.

We are confident that he will continue to

practice the skills needed to survive as a wild

sun bear in the future. Noah will spend his

days learning new and vital skills in the forest

canopy. We cannot wait for the day when

Noah is roaming free back in the forest where

he belongs.


Three weeks after his rescue little Noah grows into a healthy and strong bear.

Noah learning to defend himself by playing fight with his ‘surrogate mother’.

Noah has adjusted well to proper milk.

Tasting fruits for first time!

Both Wawa and Dodop have been growing

well in quarantine. Finally, it is time for

them to meet their big brothers and sisters

in the bear house. But first, they had to

undergo a general health check by Dr.

Pakeeyaraj Nagalingam, a veterinarian from

Sabah Wildlife Department, Wildlife Rescue

Unit. Both of them had been proven

healthy. Their new friends could not wait to

meet them and gave their greatest

welcoming bark.

Before Dodop and Wawa moved to the bear

house, the bear keepers prepared a lot of

enrichment for them. Not only did they built

a platform and a hammock to provide them

a resting place, but they also went to collect

dry leaves and decayed wood.

Wawa is an 11 months old female bear. She

was found alone in the Forest Management

Unit (FMU) 16, Pinangah, Telupid District on

March 11th, 2016. She was surrendered to the

Sabah Wildlife Department and sent to the Lok

Kawi Wildlife Park in Kota Kinabalu. She

arrived BSBCC on March 18th, 2016. She

appeared weak and showed signs of

dehydration when she arrived.

Dodop, a one year old female bear came to the

BSBCC on June 2nd, 2016. Sabah Wildlife

Department rescued her from being kept as

house pet at Singgaron village, Ranau

district. Her milk teeth has fallen off when she

first arrived. Now, her strong and sharp

permanent teeth has grown and Dodop is

ready for the wild!


BEAR STORY

MEETING BIG BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN THE BEAR HOUSE

Wawa

Dodop Dr. Pakee sedating Dodop and Wawa for their health check.

The next step in their rehabilitation process

is to integrate them with the sub adult

group-Sunbearo, Loki, Bintang, Montom,

Susie2, Damai, Kala, Boboi, Kitud, Tan Tan

and Mary. Their ages are around one to five

years old. After the integration, they have

to undergo fence training before

they will be released back into the forest

enclosure. This is where they can learn from

the other bears and improve their survival

skills. We hope they will have the chance to

return to the wild sooner or later within the

rehabilitation program at the BSBCC in the

future.

Wawa loves to spend her time with different

enrichments, so the bear keepers placed

numerous kinds of enrichment items inside the

cages to help them adapt to their new

environment. During Wawa‟s first day, she

seemed alert to her surroundings. But thanks

to the enrichments, she adapted well into the

bear house after the second day. Both Wawa

and Dodop spent most of their time exploring

their new environment and the enrichments

together.


Bear keepers, Azzry and Thye Lim moving the bears from the quarantine to the bear house.

Within the cage, bear keepers put some dry leaves and ginger leaves for Dodop and Wawa.

Dodop looking curious and calm when she encountered her new environment.

After a few days, Dodop (left) and Wawa (right) adapted in their new environment. They played fight inside the cage with each other.

W e welcome all school visits and

organisations to our Centre. On the

3rd September 2016, we received our first

school visit of the month. A group of

kindergarten kids from Tadika Al-Hakim,

Sandakan came to our Centre together with

their parents and teachers. A total of 608

people from different schools and

organisations visited our Centre from

September to October 2016.

Both students and teachers were given a

short introduction on sun bears by one of

our Education Team members and later

they were brought to the observation

platforms to see the bears roaming in the

forest enclosure. The children together with

their parents and teachers enjoyed their

time at our Centre learning about sun bears

and the environment. We were glad to

share our knowledge on sun bears with

them as we believe that environmental

education can connect us to the world

around us. As well as this, it can help us

explore environmental issues and most

importantly take action to improve the

environment.

BSBCC education team has been sharing their

knowledge on sun bears for the past four

years. Not only to kindergarten children but

also to senior citizens, locals and

foreigners.

School / Group No. Pax Date

Tadika Al-Hakim

Sandakan

52 3rd Sept

SMK ST. Cecilia

Sandakan

70 10th Sept

Tadika Jaya Baru

95 22nd Sept

Sandakan Vocational

College

46 4th Oct

SMK Pamol, Beluran

34 7th Oct

Tabika Kemas ILP

Sandakan

60 8th Oct

Tadika Kg. Paris

65 10th Oct

APE Malaysia (Hong

Kong International

school)

26 18th Oct

SMK Nambayan,

Tambunan

14

20th Oct

Sunday School

Teachers, Lahad Datu

16 22nd Oct

SMK Kunak Jaya,

Kunak

39 23th Oct

Tadika SK. Merpati 47 27th Oct

UMS Marketing Club 44 29th Oct

Table 1: List of schools visited in September

and October 2016.

EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES


Ms. Risnayati (Educational Officer), explaining about eight bear species.

Interactive students while Ms. Gloria (Educational Executive) deliver her talk on Sun Bears.

Group photo session with Tadika ILP Sandakan.

We were very happy to have chance to

share the interesting facts about our wildlife

to the students! All of the students enjoyed

their time learning about the environment

and wildlife species through exhibitions. We

hope that they can gain more knowledge on

the importance of protecting the

environment and our precious wildlife

species. A big thank you to SK Bandar

primary school for inviting us.

B SBCC received an invitation to join the

Pre-school Education Carnival in SK

Bandar Sandakan on 8th October 2016.

Approximately 600 students and 300 teachers

from all schools in Sandakan have joined in

this Carnival. The students were excited and

eager to learn more about the sun

bears. BSBCC team set up display booths at

the school. This helped to share our stories

about wildlife even better, especially for the

students to understand more about the

importance to conserve them.

Our sun bear mascot, Sunny was also present

to help the kids understand about the physical

characteristics of a sun bear.


OUTREACH PROGRAMME - SK BANDAR SANDAKAN

Ms. Risnayati interacting with the parents at BSBCC education booths.

Students were keen to learn about sun bear.

Parents were also interested learning about sun bear. Sun bear mascot.

T he Borneo Bird Festival was back again

this year at the Rainforest Discovery

Centre, Sepilok, Sandakan, Sabah from the

15th to 17th September 2016. This event

was jointly organized by Sandakan Borneo

Bird Club and Sabah Forestry Department,

and was launched by Guest of Honor YB

Datuk Seri Panglima Masidi Manjun, the

Minister of Tourism, Culture and

Environment Sabah.

This festival is a celebration of the

magnificent birds of Borneo and aims to

create public awareness of bird

conservation, to promote bird watching and

enhance eco-tourism activities.

Various exhibitors also took part in this

festival such as us The Bornean Sun Bear

Conservation Centre, Sabah Wildlife

Department, Sabah Parks, Sepilok Junior

Rangers, Sabah Foundation, Wild Bird Club of

Phillipines, Leica, Nikon Malaysia, Canon

Malaysia, and others. BSBCC team set up

educational booths to help people learn more

about sun bears and to make people aware of

the ways our activities impact these animals.

We also prepared sun bear masks for the

children to colour at the booth– they were

excited to join the coloring activity!



8TH BORNEO BIRD FESTIVAL 2016

Welcoming Speech by Mr. Cede Prudente, Sandakan Borneo Bird Club Sabah.

VIPs visiting our exhibition booth.

Colouring activity for children at our booth.

Sun bear masks.

A workshop and launching ceremony

on ‘Sahabat Beruang Madu’ or „Friends of

Sun Bear‟ programme for Sabah region

was held on the 8th and 9th of September

2016 at Felda Residence Sahabat, Lahad

Datu, Sabah.

This programme was organized by

Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) and

FELDA Global Venture (FGV).

The objectives of this programme was to give

opportunities to the FELDA communities and

public to take part in wildlife conservation and

works related to wildlife conservation in

Malaysia. Also, to create awareness on sun

bears as one of the endangered species and to

mobilize community to help government in the

efforts of wildlife management in

Malaysia, especially in FELDA plantations.

‘Sahabat Beruang Madu’ programme is a 5

years project collaboration between Felda

Global Ventures Holdings Sdn. Bhd (FGV),

Malaysian Nature Society (MNS), Department of

Wildlife & National Parks Peninsular Malaysia

(PERHILITAN), and Universiti Kebangsaan



WORKSHOP AND LAUNCHING CEREMONY ON ‘SAHABAT BERUANG MADU’ PROGRAMME, SABAH REGION

Welcoming speech from Mr. Alberto Domingo, Ketua Perladangan Zon Sabah 2 FGV PM.

Group discussion.

Workshop and launching ceremony on ‘Sahabat Beruang Madu’ Programme.

Mr. K. Ilangovan delivering his talk on Sustainable Palm Oil Production Initiatives in FELDA Global Venture Holdings, FGVH

BSBCC’s representative, Thye Lim presenting a talk on sun bears

This programme was attended by project

managers, staff, workers and school

teachers in FELDA area. We were glad to be

invited to this programme to share BSBCC‟s

roles and efforts in sun bear conservation in

Sabah. Several talks from FGV, MNS and

BSBCC were delivered during this two days

programme.

Besides that, brainstorming activities in

groups were also conducted for the

participants.

At the end of this programme, two

committees (main committee and working

committee) had been formed for

the ‘Sahabat Beruang Madu’ Project for

Sabah Region.

This committee will act to „Sahabat Beruang

Madu‟ Programme for Sabah Region officially

launched! Organize and mobilize activities

for ‘Sahabat Beruang Madu’ programme in the

region such as awareness campaigns,

trainings, visits, exhibitions, meetings,

fundraisings, monitoring and networking.

Million thanks to FGV and MNS for inviting

BSBCC to be part of this programme and help

in sun bear conservation. We hope that more

efforts can be done in the future to help the

smallest bear species in the world and help us

spread the word of this beautiful animal.


‘Sahabat Beruang Madu’ Programme for Sabah Region officially launched!

Presenting token of appreciation to BSBCC.

Group photo session.

Brainstorming activities.

O n the 2nd of September, BSBCC

started the day with big preparations

for the Environmental Education Race (EE

Race) activity at the Centre. The EE Race is

an environmental education programme

held annually in the heart of Borneo

districts of Sabah. It is organized by the

Rainforest Discovery Centre (RDC) under

the Sabah Forestry Department, together

with many government and private

organizations.

The aim of the race is to enhance and

deepen teacher's knowledge and

experiences on the environment. The

course, features 80% outdoor activities,

participant-centered learning, group effort

and interesting environment-related

assignments.

When registering for an EE Race, all

participants do not have any idea of what they

are about to learn or where they are

going! The first activity was the “Bear Acting”

activity where the participants were placed in

mini cages as display animals. The BSBCC staff

acted as visitors, taking pictures with camera

flashes from outside the cages. The purpose of

this activity is to allow the participants to

experience what it feels like to be badly treated

by people who visit displayed animals.

Later, the participants shared their experience

to everyone. The next activity was preparing

“toys” or enrichment for the bears. The

participants were given various materials such

as bamboo, ginger leaves, ropes, honey,

peanut butter and many kinds of spices. They

were encouraged to use their creativity to

construct "toys" for the bears. They produced

great enrichment and the bears loved it! The

participants continued with the tour around the

centre. This focuses more on sun bear ecology

and the aims of BSBCC as a conservation and

rehabilitation centre for sun bears in Sabah.

Since sun bears are the “least known” species

among the bears in the world, describing the

sun bear facts to the participants are fresh and

fascinating. We hope the participants enjoyed

their activities at BSBCC. We are looking

forward for more exciting activities on next EE

Race!



ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION RACE

Mr. Wong welcomed the participants, facilitators and observer.

Participants reading through their assignment task.

EE Race participants inside the cage.

VOLUNTEERS & INTERNS

B SBCC currently houses 41

rescued sun bears in our two

bear houses and a quarantine

facility. Each day, the ex-captive

sun bears need to be filled with

ample food and activities that can

stimulate healthy bear behavior.

Volunteers and interns help our

keepers achieve our goals in looking

after the welfare of these bears and

helping them in their rehabilitation

process.

BSBCC Volunteer Programme

The BSBCC volunteer programme

conducted in collaboration with APE

Malaysia ran throughout July and

August 2016. Volunteers in this

programme were supervised by

BSBCC staff with some great

assistance by the APE Malaysia

team. Besides helping the keepers

in caring for the bears at the

Centre, volunteers also helped to

spread awareness on the plights of

sun bears among visitors through

the education booth at our visitor

centre. During July and August

2016, a total of 26 individuals

volunteered at our Centre.

Internship at BSBCC

BSBCC welcomes students from

local and international institutions to

conduct their internship at the

Centre. Interns will have the

opportunity to learn about

the rehabilitation of ex-captive sun

bears. Interns will also be exposed

to the importance of bear

enrichment and cleanliness of the

facility. Besides this, they will also

have the chance to learn about the

behavior of this little known species.

Table 2: List of volunteers in September and October.

Name Volunteer

/Interns

Country Duration

Amanda

Redman

Volunteer UK 6th Sept –

3rd Oct

Bats group

Albert Park

College

Volunteer Australia 11th Sept-

14th Sept

Thong Wai

Keen

Volunteer Malaysia 27th Oct –

14th Nov

Bats Group

QE

(Outlook

Expedition)

Team 1

Volunteer UK 18th Oct -

23rd Oct

Bats Group

QE

(Outlook

Expedition)

Team 2

Volunteer UK 22nd Oct -

26th

If you would like to make a difference and have the

experience of a lifetime, please join us. Learn about

our volunteer programme on our website

www.bsbcc.org.my/volunteer.html or email us at

[email protected] for further enquiries.

Wong Siew Te, CEO and Founder of BSBCC

Email: [email protected]


Group photo with Bats Group from Outlook Expeditions.

Volunteers improves forest enclosure maintenance and landscaping.

VOLUNTEERS STORIES

UNFORGETFUL MEMORIES WITH SUN BEARS

Text by Fetysella Olyndra Juli

Photo by Chiew Lin May

My name is Fetysella Olyndra Juli, I‟m 22

years old and I am originally from Sabah,

Malaysia. I am a practical student from

Universi t i Malaysia Terengganu,

studying Biological Sciences and this year

I am doing my internship at Bornean Sun

B e a r C o n s e r v a t i o n C e n t r e

(BSBCC). BSBCC was my first choice when

applying for internship placement.

Therefore, I was very delighted when I

received an email, saying that there will be

phone call interview for placement at

BSBCC. I was introduced to BSBCC by my

close senior from the same university. She

recommended this place because BSBCC

do welcome students to do their internship

here. This encourages me to go to BSBCC.

Besides that, I never knew that there is a

rehabilitation centre in Malaysia for sun

bears, which is located in Sepilok, Sabah.

By applying here, this will allow me to get

to know more about the least known

species in Malaysia, which is the sun

bears.

During my first day at the Bear House in

BSBCC, I was given an induction by

co-supervisor Chiew Lin May about the

rules and regulations, and what kind of

work I will be doing at the Bear House as

well as the enrichments project. I was also

assigned with one of the bear keeper,

Roger, as my buddy and was greeted by

the Bear House staffs. They were very

friendly and kind enough to show me

around and teach me to do various kinds

of activities. Those who are working at the

Bear House will be following the daily

schedule prepared by the staff. There are

duties such as food preparation in the

kitchen, feeding session, Bear House cage

cleaning and in the afternoon, sometimes

we will be working on enrichments,

collecting banana leaves and bamboo,

searching for dried leaves and termites

nest and much more.

During my first week in the Bear House, it is

very tiring doing the works at the Bear House

because it requires lots of stamina and energy,

but after a few weeks, I got used to the

duties, especially when cleaning the bear cages.

In the afternoon, collecting bamboo was the

hardest part for me because it requires me to

use a lot of stamina and strength to carry the

bamboos from another place to the Bear House.

However, it was a lot of fun because this is new

to me and being able to do this has taught me

about team work.


Roger explaining about my first enrichment, hanging bamboo feeder.

Collecting and trying to figure out which bamboo parts need to cut from nearby place at Sepilok.

I got to know most of the bears based on

their face expressions and distinctive

physical body. However, I was having a

hard time recognizing the juvenile bears

due to their looks which was almost the

same to me and by the way, my favorite

bear is Bermuda. Bermuda is the dominant

male bear and even though he is known to

be vicious by the staffs, his silly

appearance captures my attention despite

of his nature. Some of the bears have their

own personalities which make it possible

and easier for me to create enrichment for

specific bear.

During my internship here, I also assists Lin

May doing integration for Along,

Simone and Kudat as well as fence

training for both Along and Simone.

Integration is important to encourage the

bears to develop positive behavior when

interact with others, as well as learning skills

from each other in preparation to go out to the

forest enclosure together. During my last

week of internship, I have the opportunity to

join my supervisor, Thye Lim to attend a

community talk in Pitas, entitled „Bengkel

Pengurusan Sumber Secara Lestari

Berasaskan Komuniti‟. Through this talk, I

gained a lot of information in which how they

are related with the conservation issues.

For me 84 days of internship at BSBCC is a

very short period. I‟m very grateful to be part

of the team in helping the staffs to take care

of the sun bears. I wish to learn more about

the bears and the company itself. Last but not

least, I would like to wish good luck to Mr

Wong Siew Te and the Bear Care Team for

their continuous effort in rehabilitating sun

bears. Thank you so much again for all the

memories and opportunities. May God bless

you guys always.

Cheers,

Fetysella Olyndra Juli


My supervisor, Thye Lim getting ready to give his presentation about Sun Bears.

Helping the bear house staff to collect bamboo.

Preparing to carry the bamboo back to Bear House for enrichment making.

A pot of honey

BSBCC ADOPTION PROGRAMME

W elcome a sun bear into your family,

class, club or corporation by adopting

a sun bear or gift a sun bear medicine, food,

or toys to show you care and support the

valuable work of BSBCC.

Adopting a bear is a great way to learn

about sun bears while helping BSBCC meet

the costs of rehabilitation. Funds raised by

the adoption program are used to better the

lives of all bears.

Gifts With Meaning

Find out on how to adopt a sun bear from

our website:

http://www.bsbcc.org.my/adopt-a-

bear.html

Share Bear

Choose one of the sun bears:

List of adopters in Sept and Oct 2016:

1. Linda Schmidt 2. Grace Mui Ling Lee 3. Alina Rastam 4. Avril Wilson 5. Albert Park College

6. Becky and Craig

7. Elizabeth 8. Laura Carlson 9. Valerie Bruheim 10. Kristin Tow 11. Bella and Nathan

Mash 12. Karolina and Aaron

O‟Sullvian 13. Nicole Ramsay 14. Emily Marie Seah 15. Suen Verboom 16. Tim and Diew 17. Paula Howell

18. Melissa Shand 19. Amanda Redman

20. Nicole Chong 21. Jessica Ruhland 22. Hoong Jing Hua 23. Jacqueline Neff 24. Karin Koenig

25. Sarah Barton Hills 26. Leona Ashby 27. Rachel Rhodes 28. Gemma Treeby

A hammock

An enrichment toy

Food for 1 week

Medication for 1 year

Damai Fulung

Kudat Kuamut

Cerah Rungus


29. Susanne and Berno Nigsch 30. Jamie Archer 31. Claire Marshall

32. Karin Betts

33. Kim Lin Peng 34. Jim Inglis 35. Shailaja Sockalingam 36. Charleen Blangkat Anak Jim

37. Geraldine Thomason 38. Graham Stubbs 39. Megan Thomas 40. Alana Dawson 41. Ina Egide Anny

Nullens 42. Graham Ramsay 43. Queen Elizabeth 44. Rebecca Allen

45. Toni Desilets 46. Borneo Eco Tours Sdn Bhd

47. Amy Riddett 48. Hunta Ramsay 49. Harriet Voar 50. John Brown 51. Rachael Iveson 52. Thien Chew Siam

http://www.bsbcc.org.my/adopt.html

http://www.bsbcc.org.my/adopt.html

BSBCC IN THE NEWS

Biologist and sun bear defender receives USC Honorary Doctorate, My Sunshine

Coast , 29th September 2016.


During the month of September and October, BSBCC continued to be featured in a local

newspaper as well as news published online.

WILDLIFE NEWS

Website: The Star Online

Date : 26th October 2016


Abdul Kadir (left) showing the rescued one-month-old sun bear

at Perhilitan headquarters in Kuala Lumpur.

BSBCC also featured in the following online news and newspapers:

Care to paint a bright future for sun bears? 16th September 2016.Star2.com. http://

www.star2.com/living/animals/2016/09/16/care-to-paint-a-bright-future-for-sun-bears/

40 attend JCl Intan talk. 15th September 2016. Daily Express. http://

www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=112821

Why sun bears are still under threats. 17th October 2016. New Straits Times Online.

http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/10/180814/why-sun-bears-are-still-under-threat

Painting a bright future for sun bears. Star2 Newspaper. 13th September 2016.

携手保护(Protect Sun Bear).Nanyang Siang Pau Newspaper. 16th October 2016.

携手保护(Protect Sun Bear) .Pets (寵物情緣) Magazine. October 2016 issue No. 112.

HK students visit Borneon Sun Bear Conservation Centre.25th October 2016.

Bernama.http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v8/ge/newsgeneral.php?id=1295640

http://www.star2.com/living/animals/2016/09/16/care-to-paint-a-bright-future-for-sun-bears/

http://www.star2.com/living/animals/2016/09/16/care-to-paint-a-bright-future-for-sun-bears/

http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=112821

http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=112821

http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/10/180814/why-sun-bears-are-still-under-threat

http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v8/ge/newsgeneral.php?id=1295640

Whether it is for you or a gift for your loved ones, all purchases help us to protect, save and

enrich the lives of the endangered sun bears.

Fisherman Hat Colour : Khaki Cost : MYR 31.80

Save Sun Bear T-shirt Colour: Green, Pink Sizes : Adult XL, L, M, S, XS Kid XL, L, M, S, XS Cost: Adult MYR 42.40 Kid MYR 26.50

Polo T-shirt Colour : Black, Grey Sizes : Adult XXXL, XXL, XL, L, M, S, XS Cost : MYR 63.60

Sun Bear Chest-Mark T-shirt Colour : Black Sizes : Adult XL, L, M, S, XS Cost : MYR 47.70

If you are interested in purchasing our merchandises, please click here to fill up our order

form.

Terms and conditions:

1. No cancellation upon confirmation of purchase.

2. Price shown are inclusive of GST 6%. Additional charges for shipping will be incurred.

Cap Colour: Khaki, Black, Green, Red, Grey Cost : MYR 26.50

Soft toy Cost : MYR 37.10

Save Sun Bear T-shirt Colour: Black, Pink, Green, White Sizes : Adult XL, L, M, S, XS Cost : MYR 42.40

Wooden Keychain

Cost : MYR 9.50

Rattan Bracelet

Cost : MYR 19.00

Car Sticker Cost : MYR 5.30

Embroidery Badge

Cost : MYR 15.90

Canvas Bag Colour : Beige Cost : MYR 40.00

BEAR SHOP

MERCHANDISES


Magnet card Cost : MYR 2.50

Fina Bag Colour : Orange/Blue, Red/Lime Cost : MYR 45.00

http://www.bsbcc.org.my/shop.html

DONORS & CONTRIBUTORS

Fruit Donation

We would like to thank SM St. Micheal,

Sandakan for their generous donation of fruits

to our sun bears through Wira Serasi

Programme.

Wira Serasi programme will be continued until

end of this year and hopefully this brilliant

idea will help to educate and increase public

awareness to protect our little sun bear.

Students and teachers from the school also

donated fruits for the bears at the Centre for

the following 4 months.

Public donation from BSBCC donation

box

Yayasan Pembangunan Labuan

Albert Park College ( Bats Group)

Brad Joseph

Jason Woolgar

World Youth Adventures (Kings School)

Kamran Hussain

Brenton Head

Patrick Ochsner

Cinzia Moncini

Teresa Rivas

Hui Yee Foo

Janet Carlson

Pamela Xin Yi

Gloria Sibson Ayob

Dawn Tanner

Nicolette Yule

Chan Kuan

Animal Project & Environmental

Education

Jennifere Thompson

If you would like to make a direct

donation to BSBCC, you can do so via one

of these methods:

Bornean Sun Bear Conservation

Centre Sdn Bhd (BSBCC) - Donate

any amount directly to BSBCC through

our paypal account by clicking the

donate button on our website:

www.bsbcc.org.my

Wong Siew Te – Send an email to our

CEO and Founder, Mr. Wong Siew Te,

for further inquiries on donating

d i r e c t l y t o u s a t

[email protected] Thank you for your interest in donating fruits for the bears!

B SBCC‟s work would never been possible without in-kind and financial support from

various individuals and agencies. We acknowledge the continuous support from the

following contributors:

The school represented donation of fruits to BSBCC.


http://www.bsbcc.org.my/donate.html

What can you do to help the

sun bears?

Do not support any wildlife trade

Contact us if you find any illegal

activities (poaching, trading, etc)

Learn more about sun bears and

their habitat

Follow us on Facebook and help us

spread the word

Donate through our website

Adopt a bear through our website,

or at our Centre

Volunteer!

BORNEAN SUN BEAR

CONSERVATION CENTRE (BSBCC)

Location address:

Mile 14, Jalan Sepilok, Off Jalan

Labuk, 90000 Sandakan, Sabah,

Malaysia

Postal address:

PPM 219, Elopura, 90000 Sandakan,

Sabah, Malaysia

Tel:

+6 089 534 491

Website:

www.bsbcc.org.my

E-mail:

[email protected]

Noah’s Sun Bear Fundraiser (Sun Bear

Festival)

Four years ago Noah met Wong Siew Te at the

Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre (BSBCC)

and became passionate about helping us to save

the sun bears and inspiring other children to look

after wildlife. On his 8th birthday, passionate Noah

created the Sun Bear Children's Festival

2016 which makes it possible for all children to

share their love of animals and innate desire to

protect them during this community celebration.

The Sun Bear Children‟s Festival is a joyful, musical

and educational gathering celebrating children‟s

love of animals and for everyone that are looking

to have a fun day out with family and friends. It

was an amazing awareness and fundraising event

for sun bear in Australia. Noah and his mother,

Katja Nedoluha organized this wonderful event and

the fun raised will contribute to adopt Damai the

sun bear at BSBCC.

The Sun Bear Children‟s Festival was successfully

held on the 2nd October 2016 and Noah managed

to raise nearly $750 which then proudly donated to

BSBCC. We appreciated and happy for what Noah

had done for the sun bear. Thanks for the great

effort.

DONORS & CONTRIBUTORS


Sun bear Children’s festival.

https://www.facebook.com/wong.s.te.1

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