Sick sun bear under quarantine at Matang Wildlife Centre


By Yu Ji
  • Nation
  • Friday, 03 Apr 2015

The sun bear in a cage after it was handed over to the Sarawak Forestry Corporation.

KUCHING: The sick sun bear found near an oil palm estate in rural Sarawak has arrived at the Matang Wildlife Centre and is under quarantine.

"It is very weak, so we are letting the bear rest,” said Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) deputy general manager Oswald Braken Tisen.

”It is under quarantine. The only test we have done is on its faeces. Results showed parasites. We've adjusted medication and food accordingly," he told The Star on Friday afternoon.

Braken said even a blood test might be too much for the animal right now. In a week or so, more examinations would be done. 

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