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The Realities of Rehabilitating & Releasing Rescued Sun Bears
38 mins
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15:00, 12 Feb 2025
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Guest: Vincent Tan, Journalist, Dr Wong Siew Te, CEO and Founder, Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre (BSBCC), Elizabeth John, Communications Manager, TRAFFIC Southeast Asia
In Sabah, rescuing and rehabilitating sun bears is only half the battle. The real challenge lies in preparing them for life in the wild, while addressing the root causes of their declining population: illegal trade and loss of habitat. All of this is covered in Macaranga's latest article, Helping Sabah’s Sun Bears Return to the Wild, which also discusses how many released bears struggle to survive back in the wild, and why conservationists are stressing that keeping sun bears in their natural habitats and stopping hunting, is more effective than rehabilitation. We speak to Vincent Tan, the journalist who wrote the piece, Dr. Wong Siew Te, a Wildlife Biologist, Tropical Forest Ecologist, and the CEO and Founder of the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre (BCBCC), and Elizabeth John, the Communications Manager from TRAFFIC Southeast Asia, to learn more about the future of these vulnerable bears.
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Presenter: Juliet Jacobs
Producer: Juliet Jacobs
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The Realities of Rehabilitating & Releasing Rescued Sun Bears
38 mins
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15:00, 12 Feb 2025
Guest: Vincent Tan, Journalist, Dr Wong Siew Te, CEO and Founder, Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre (BSBCC), Elizabeth John, Communications Manager, TRAFFIC Southeast Asia
In Sabah, rescuing and rehabilitating sun bears is only half the battle. The real challenge lies in preparing them for life in the wild, while addressing the root causes of their declining population: illegal trade and loss of habitat. All of this is covered in Macaranga's latest article, Helping Sabah’s Sun Bears Return to the Wild, which also discusses how many released bears struggle to survive back in the wild, and why conservationists are stressing that keeping sun bears in their natural habitats and stopping hunting, is more effective than rehabilitation. We speak to Vincent Tan, the journalist who wrote the piece, Dr. Wong Siew Te, a Wildlife Biologist, Tropical Forest Ecologist, and the CEO and Founder of the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre (BCBCC), and Elizabeth John, the Communications Manager from TRAFFIC Southeast Asia, to learn more about the future of these vulnerable bears.
Image Credit: Shutterstock
Presenter: Juliet Jacobs
Producer: Juliet Jacobs
traffic southeast asia
the bigger picture
earth matters
macaranga
sun bears
wildlife conservation
deforestation
illegal wildlife trade
wildlife poaching
bornean sun bear conservation centre
wildlife rehabilitation
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