WHY THE SMALLEST BEAR DESERVES BIG PROTECTION
When people think of bears, the image that usually comes to mind is that of large and powerful creatures such as grizzlies or polar bears. Yet in Southeast Asia lives the smallest bear in the world – the sun bear (Helarctos malayanus). The sun bear is the...
ANOTHER BABY SUN BEAR ARRIVES AT SAMBOJA LESTARI
Recently, the Samboja Lestari Rehabilitation Center received a female baby sun bear from BKSDA SKW II Tenggarong. Our team, consisting of a veterinarian, the animal welfare team, and the communications team, traveled to the BKSDA office to pick up the young bear. She...
NEW ARRIVAL SUN BEAR CUB IN SAMBOJA LESTARI
At the end of July, Samboja Lestari welcomed a new arrival—a tiny sun bear cub, just around two months old, named Andre. His journey began at our rehabilitation center after he was rescued from a resident living in the industrial forest plantation of Sebulu...
A PERFECT PAIR OF HORNBILLS
One of the joys of working in the heart of the forest is that you never know what the day will hold. Each morning brings the potential for new surprises for our post-release monitoring (PRM) team based at Camp Nles Mamse in the southern part of the Kehje Sewen Forest....