The Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre (BSBCC) was founded by Dr. Siew Te Wong in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, in 2008, in partnership with the Sabah Wildlife Department, the Sabah Forestry Department, and LEAP. The mission of the BSBCC is to conserve the sun bear in Malaysia through holistic and pragmatic approaches that incorporate animal welfare, education, research, rehabilitation, ecotourism, community conservation, anti-poaching, and reducing human-bear conflicts.
The BSBCC has two aims:
- to provide care and rehabilitation to rescued sun bears, and
- to increase awareness of sun bears internationally
These aims work to ensure the absolute right of every bear to live in the forest.
The mission of the BSBCC in Sabah, Malaysia, is to promote sun bear conservation in Borneo through animal welfare, conservation, rehabilitation, education and research – giving captured sun bears a better home and restoring their right to live in the wild, by:
- Creating the capacity to confiscate, rehabilitate and release suitable orphaned and ex-captive bears back into the wild.
- Providing an improved long-term living environment for captive bears that cannot be released.
- Educating the public and raising awareness about this species.
- Achieving increased protection for sun bears and their habitat through ongoing research, increased knowledge and awareness, and further protection of habitat.
