Interview 19: Rescuing Borneon’s Sunbears with Wong Siew Te
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Show Notes
The Malaysian Sunbears are one of the rarest species in the world. Their range extends from north-east India across South East Asia. Unfortunately, the sunbear faces various antropogenic pressures, including habitat loss and fragmentation due to the expansion of palm oil and the illegal wildlife trade of bear bile.
The Borneon Sun Bear Conservation Centre was launched in Sabah in 2008 by Wong Siew Te with the aim of rescuing and rehabilitating sunbear orphans. In this interview, we talks about various research and conservation projects made by this centre and the challenges of reintroducing these bears back to the wilderness of Borneo.
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