Ray of sunshine for sun bear


CEO and Founder of BSBCC Wong Siew Te, bottle feed the latest rescued sun bear cub, Wawa.(picture goes with story slug kkssunbear23)

KOTA KINABALU: A two-month old sun bear that was found almost lifeless at a forest reserve in Pinangah Telupid is recovering well.

The sun bear, which was found by plantation workers some 210km from here on March 11, has been named Wawa by the Sabah Wildlife Department (SWD) officer who sent her to the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre (BSBCC) in Sandakan.

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