Dead sun bear found floating in Kinabatangan River


KOTA KINABALU: Two Swedish tourists made a gruesome discovery of a floating carcass of a sun bear while on a river cruise along Sungai Kinabatangan to view Sabah’s diverse wildlife.

The tourists - Tommy Eriksson and his wife Teuta Hajra - took photos of the slaughtered animal at about 6pm on Jan 16 and shared the pictures with Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre (BSBCC) chief executive Wong Siew Te on Monday.

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