Comments on: Sorry for the Long Silence http://sunbears.wildlifedirect.org/2008/07/05/sorry-for-the-long-silence/ Hope at last for Borneo's Sun Bears Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:34:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Siew Te Wong http://sunbears.wildlifedirect.org/2008/07/05/sorry-for-the-long-silence/#comment-194 Siew Te Wong Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:56:23 +0000 http://sunbears.wildlifedirect.org/2008/07/05/sorry-for-the-long-silence/#comment-194 Hi Claire, Thanks for your message. Yes, I have been working closely with Gabriella for more than ten year. This center do have many input from Gaby. We have now 11 bears and more will be coming once the facility is build, hopefully sometime early next year and we can accommodate and help more captive bears. Your help is much appreciated. Please feel free to email me wongsiew@hotmail.com to see how can you help on the ground. Thanks. Kindest regards, Wong Hi Claire,
Thanks for your message.
Yes, I have been working closely with Gabriella for more than ten year. This center do have many input from Gaby. We have now 11 bears and more will be coming once the facility is build, hopefully sometime early next year and we can accommodate and help more captive bears. Your help is much appreciated. Please feel free to email me wongsiew@hotmail.com to see how can you help on the ground.

Thanks.

Kindest regards,
Wong

]]> By: Claire Palmer http://sunbears.wildlifedirect.org/2008/07/05/sorry-for-the-long-silence/#comment-193 Claire Palmer Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:58:37 +0000 http://sunbears.wildlifedirect.org/2008/07/05/sorry-for-the-long-silence/#comment-193 Dear Siew Te Wong, I was interested to read about BSBC. I am a zoologist too and worked a little with Gabriella in Kalimantan on a sun bear research project in 2005. Do you work closely with Gabby? and I would like to know how the construction of your centre is going. Maybe I could offer you some help in practical terms .. Great that you are helping these animals caught up in the cruel pet trade. Best wishes, Claire Palmer Dear Siew Te Wong,

I was interested to read about BSBC. I am a zoologist too and worked a little with Gabriella in Kalimantan on a sun bear research project in 2005. Do you work closely with Gabby? and I would like to know how the construction of your centre is going. Maybe I could offer you some help in practical terms ..

Great that you are helping these animals caught up in the cruel pet trade.

Best wishes,

Claire Palmer

]]> By: Siew Te Wong http://sunbears.wildlifedirect.org/2008/07/05/sorry-for-the-long-silence/#comment-103 Siew Te Wong Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:17:55 +0000 http://sunbears.wildlifedirect.org/2008/07/05/sorry-for-the-long-silence/#comment-103 Hi The Teach, I am getting better and almost recovered by now. Thanks for all the wishes and prayers. FYI, I never study the spectacle bears. My bear’s works mainly involve the sun bears in Southeast Asia, and American black bears and grizzly bears in Montana, USA. Although I would love to work with other bears as much as possible, so far there are many limitations for me to do so. Like the sun bear, spectacle bears are difficult to study and illusive thus little publicity. However, they are much better shape than the sun bear due to their habitat is much well protected then the sun bears. A Sun bear is the least know bear and receives very little coverage in media or anything of its kind. So far there are a handful of very short video clips about sun bears show in few nature documentaries. BEARTREK is the first of its kind that feature sun bears and their habitat. It will be significant to show the world what is a sun bear and what kind of problem that they face now. Hopefully the world will learn more about this bear and start giving loves and cares to this little bears! Hi The Teach,
I am getting better and almost recovered by now. Thanks for all the wishes and prayers.
FYI, I never study the spectacle bears. My bear’s works mainly involve the sun bears in Southeast Asia, and American black bears and grizzly bears in Montana, USA. Although I would love to work with other bears as much as possible, so far there are many limitations for me to do so.
Like the sun bear, spectacle bears are difficult to study and illusive thus little publicity. However, they are much better shape than the sun bear due to their habitat is much well protected then the sun bears.
A Sun bear is the least know bear and receives very little coverage in media or anything of its kind. So far there are a handful of very short video clips about sun bears show in few nature documentaries. BEARTREK is the first of its kind that feature sun bears and their habitat. It will be significant to show the world what is a sun bear and what kind of problem that they face now. Hopefully the world will learn more about this bear and start giving loves and cares to this little bears!

]]> By: Siew Te Wong http://sunbears.wildlifedirect.org/2008/07/05/sorry-for-the-long-silence/#comment-102 Siew Te Wong Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:16:02 +0000 http://sunbears.wildlifedirect.org/2008/07/05/sorry-for-the-long-silence/#comment-102 Hi Sheryl, Is interesting to know that Jill also made the same promise to the caged moon bears. She really make a HUGE different to save those caged moon bears. I just cannot imagine what would be the situation of the moon bears like without Jill’s works. Although the situation faced by sun bears are not as bad as the moon bears, I really hope my work can really grow and follow her footsteps to let the world know about our forgotten bear species- the sun bear! Hi Sheryl,
Is interesting to know that Jill also made the same promise to the caged moon bears. She really make a HUGE different to save those caged moon bears. I just cannot imagine what would be the situation of the moon bears like without Jill’s works. Although the situation faced by sun bears are not as bad as the moon bears, I really hope my work can really grow and follow her footsteps to let the world know about our forgotten bear species- the sun bear!

]]> By: TheTeach, Seattle http://sunbears.wildlifedirect.org/2008/07/05/sorry-for-the-long-silence/#comment-101 TheTeach, Seattle Sat, 12 Jul 2008 09:20:07 +0000 http://sunbears.wildlifedirect.org/2008/07/05/sorry-for-the-long-silence/#comment-101 Get well soon, Wong. Sounds like you are making some important progress here with new connections. I wondered if you had also done research on the "spectacled bears" of South America. These bears don't seem to get much public attention either, and though I believe their numbers are much healthier than sun bears, they too, have an uphill battle for survival ahead of them. It seems to be a similar situation. I recently saw a documentary about the spectacled bear. It was the first I'd ever seen. I learned much in that one hour. I've never seen any TV program that was just about sun bears. Usually they are mentioned only briefly in programs about bears in general. That's why the film you mentioned will be so important. These bears need this kind of publicity, and that will bring interest and funding for projects such as yours. Hang in there! Best Wishes Get well soon, Wong. Sounds like you are making some important progress here with new connections. I wondered if you had also done research on the “spectacled bears” of South America. These bears don’t seem to get much public attention either, and though I believe their numbers are much healthier than sun bears, they too, have an uphill battle for survival ahead of them. It seems to be a similar situation. I recently saw a documentary about the spectacled bear. It was the first I’d ever seen. I learned much in that one hour. I’ve never seen any TV program that was just about sun bears. Usually they are mentioned only briefly in programs about bears in general. That’s why the film you mentioned will be so important. These bears need this kind of publicity, and that will bring interest and funding for projects such as yours. Hang in there! Best Wishes

]]> By: sheryl, washington dc http://sunbears.wildlifedirect.org/2008/07/05/sorry-for-the-long-silence/#comment-100 sheryl, washington dc Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:41:52 +0000 http://sunbears.wildlifedirect.org/2008/07/05/sorry-for-the-long-silence/#comment-100 Wong, as you know, that's the same promise Jill Robinson made to a caged moon bear many years ago. She persisted and developed her sanctuary and programs, and you will, too. We can't afford not to, the bears need all of us. s. Wong, as you know, that’s the same promise Jill Robinson made to a caged moon bear many years ago. She persisted and developed her sanctuary and programs, and you will, too. We can’t afford not to, the bears need all of us.

s.

]]> By: Siew Te Wong http://sunbears.wildlifedirect.org/2008/07/05/sorry-for-the-long-silence/#comment-99 Siew Te Wong Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:58:10 +0000 http://sunbears.wildlifedirect.org/2008/07/05/sorry-for-the-long-silence/#comment-99 Hi Lesley Let’s hope so that the fund raising can get better. You are by far one of my friends with very strong persistency. I think persistency will eventually pay off. I learn it from the hard way as I am stubborn and persist on whatever I do and did. This project and responsibility is by far the biggest I ever had in my entire life. A promise that was given years ago to the cages bears is no way I can take back now. Looking into their eyes through the metal bars of their cages make me depress as time passes by but still lack of success to secure sufficient fund to bring them a better home and better life. This is the promise I made. This is the path I chosen and I have to be persistence to make it a success. Yes, I can do it. Can I? Yes, I can, yes we can, yes, we all can! Wong Hi Lesley

Let’s hope so that the fund raising can get better. You are by far one of my friends with very strong persistency. I think persistency will eventually pay off. I learn it from the hard way as I am stubborn and persist on whatever I do and did. This project and responsibility is by far the biggest I ever had in my entire life.
A promise that was given years ago to the cages bears is no way I can take back now. Looking into their eyes through the metal bars of their cages make me depress as time passes by but still lack of success to secure sufficient fund to bring them a better home and better life. This is the promise I made. This is the path I chosen and I have to be persistence to make it a success. Yes, I can do it. Can I? Yes, I can, yes we can, yes, we all can!
Wong

]]> By: Lesley Small http://sunbears.wildlifedirect.org/2008/07/05/sorry-for-the-long-silence/#comment-98 Lesley Small Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:11:34 +0000 http://sunbears.wildlifedirect.org/2008/07/05/sorry-for-the-long-silence/#comment-98 Hi Wong, Glad you're up and about - love to read your blogs - let's hope funding gets better and the sun bears future improves. Promise I'll keep working at it, can't give up too many bears to look after and peoples opinions to change. Lesley Hi Wong, Glad you’re up and about - love to read your blogs - let’s hope funding gets better and the sun bears future improves. Promise I’ll keep working at it, can’t give up too many bears to look after and peoples opinions to change.
Lesley

]]> By: Siew Te Wong http://sunbears.wildlifedirect.org/2008/07/05/sorry-for-the-long-silence/#comment-97 Siew Te Wong Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:04:39 +0000 http://sunbears.wildlifedirect.org/2008/07/05/sorry-for-the-long-silence/#comment-97 Hi Eric Lee, Please feel free to exchange the blogroll links! Thanks! Wong Hi Eric Lee,
Please feel free to exchange the blogroll links! Thanks!
Wong

]]> By: Siew Te Wong http://sunbears.wildlifedirect.org/2008/07/05/sorry-for-the-long-silence/#comment-96 Siew Te Wong Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:37:13 +0000 http://sunbears.wildlifedirect.org/2008/07/05/sorry-for-the-long-silence/#comment-96 Hi Neil, Is really good to have someone like you read this blog and willing to help more. Perhaps we could talk more about it with email. My email is wongsiew@hotmail.com. YES! I will be more than interested to learn more about the help you can offer us. We are now pretty desperate for funding. Your email gave us, especially the bears, hopes for a better life and future. Thank you Neil! Cheers, Wong Hi Neil,
Is really good to have someone like you read this blog and willing to help more. Perhaps we could talk more about it with email. My email is wongsiew@hotmail.com. YES! I will be more than interested to learn more about the help you can offer us. We are now pretty desperate for funding. Your email gave us, especially the bears, hopes for a better life and future. Thank you Neil!
Cheers, Wong

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