Perhilitan rescues sun bear after week-long stakeout


JOHOR BARU: A sun bear, caged up and its paws destined to end up in soup, got a new lease of life when it was rescued by the Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan).

“Our officers from Johor and Kuala Lumpur conducted a week-long stakeout of a shop lot before moving in to rescue the bear on Tuesday,” said state Perhilitan director Hasnan Yusop.

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