Rescued sun bear cub adapting bear-y well to wildlife sanctuary life


Three-month-old Tenom now under the care of the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre (BSBCC).

KOTA KINABALU: Recently, a sun bear cub was rescued from becoming someone’s illegal pet.

The female cub - which was named Tenom by her rescuers- is now being taught to adapt to her sanctuary with the hope that she will be released into the wild once ready to do so.

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