Bornean Sun Bear Conservation

Category: BSBCC, LEAP | Date: May 22 2009 | By: Siew Te Wong

by - Bob (BATs - Bear Action Teams)

Original posted at: http://leapspiral.blogspot.com/search/label/BORNEAN%20SUN%20BEAR%20CONSERVATION%20CENTRE

On 30th April, 2009 Ian Hall and I took a trip down to Sepilok with the express purpose of getting bitten by leeches, cover ourselves in scratches, insect bites, exhaust ourselves and get very sweaty. These objectives were reached with ease and we are both feeling pretty pleased with ourselves (an a little bit itchy!)

During our trip into the forest Ian had his binoculars permanently fixed to his eyes as he tracked the movements of every bird in the areas and I enjoyed more of those quiet sit down and smoke moments than was probably good for me.

The trip was a success from another angle! I secured a new girlfriend! Suria (2 year old bear) and I had our ‘first date’ and all the signs are positive for our future relationship.

Suria

All the enjoyment noted above was in the pursuit of some real goals. We managed to ‘recce’ an area of jungle with a view to creating a jungle camp for volunteers, plan the work sites and allocations of labour forces, survey the ‘enclosure’, inspect the drainage system for the existing bear house and establish the locations of the material suppliers in Sandakan.

Suria getting used to her new ‘room’

So now it’s back to KK for the paper work and plan for the next one.

It’s fun working for LEAP!