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Tuesday, December 04, 2007

Sunbear Update

Everyone at Matang has been working hard on the new sunbear enclosure which is due for completion in January.

Thanks to Sarawak Forestry Commission (SFC) cooperation, leadership and contributions we are working towards the world’s first sunbear rehabilitation and release project. This on going work would not have been possible without the hard work of our volunteers – especially Heather and Gareth who have donated over £7000 for the project and have personally been overseeing its construction.

The new half acre enclosure has been adapted to include night dens where the bears will sleep at night as, contrary to popular belief, they are actually not nocturnal. During the day the bears will have access to the outdoor enclosure that has been designed by world class experts and will help them to learn natural behaviors and interact with the environment, assisting with their future rehabilitation into the wild.

Construction of the new night dens

Outside enclosure


Watch this space.

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posted by Clare @ 11:28 PM  

4 Comments:

  • At 9:59 PM, Blogger Unknown said…

    This stage of the work was completed in October. Some of the Nov/Dec volunteers completed the painting during their visit and moved stacks of hardcore to the swampy area near the entrance. Still awaiting delivery of the reinforced parts of the night dens. Will be fantastic to see those bears out of their cages. Would be good if there were a few hammocks in their as one of them loves to hang around on a rope.

     

  • At 11:38 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    I was a volunteer when the main wall was being built through Doris' enclosure. The progress looks fantastic! It would be great to watch the bears go from their quarantine cages to their new outdoor enclosure. Does anyone have an estimated time frame for when the construction will be complete and the sun bears get to move in?

     

  • At 10:26 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Hello everyone! We no longer work at Matang Wildlife Centre :( but we have done a final blog that should be posted soon. I know many of you have been waiting updates keenly.

    Great news about the bear release.

    We wish all past volunteers a wonderful festive season and please do keep in touch! (carolinebellhouse@hotmail.com is the best)

    Cheers,
    C and K

     

  • At 6:26 PM, Blogger William Searle said…

    Just watching the video's of Doris and Tin Sang's first taste of the 'real' world, Leo's work with the orangutans has confirmed my faith in the possibility of releasing these wonderful creatures back into their true homes. After volunteering at Matang and becoming rather attached, to say the least, to Doris it is moving to watch these guys step into the jungle, their future which is constantly in our hands to conserve. All the best to everyone at Matang.

     

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