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Sabah & Sarawak

A bear-y good rescue: Bornean sun bear cub Tenom avoids life as a pet

By STEPHANIE LEE

KOTA KINABALU: A three-month-old sun bear cub named Tenom has avoided a life of being reared as a pet, and is now at the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre (BSBCC) for rehabilitation.

BSBCC founder Dr Wong Siew Te said that the 4kg cub was bought for RM500 from a village in the Beaufort-Sipitang border on May 29.

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Sun bear , Rescue , Rehabilitation , Tenom , Sabah , Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre

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